Global InformationRuppert Archaeopteryx information
 | This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (October 2023) |
| Archaeopteryx | |
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| Archaeopteryx Race being footlaunched | |
| Role | Glider |
| National origin | Switzerland |
| Manufacturer | Ruppert Composite GmbH |
| Designer | Roger Ruppert |
| First flight | September 2001 |
| Introduction | 2001 |
| Status | In series production |
| Produced | 2010-present |
| Number built | 38 (Sept 2023)[1] |
The Ruppert Archaeopteryx (English: ancient wing) is a Swiss high-wing, pod-and-boom, single-seat, microlift glider that was designed by Roger Ruppert and is produced by Ruppert Composite GmbH.[2][3]
The aircraft is named for the feathered Archaeopteryx dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic Period in what is now Europe.
- ^ "NumberBuilt". Pinned comment at YT video "World Record: 12 Archaeopteryx Ultra Light Gliders at a single location". 28 September 2023.
- ^ Activate Media (2006). "Archaeopteryx Ruppert Composite GmbH". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 42. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X