Direct Fly Alto
The Direct Fly Alto () is a Czech ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Direct Fly sro of Hluk. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. Design and development. The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or optionally conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is constructed  from aluminum sheet, with a wing that has a span of and an area of . Standard engines available are the Rotax 912UL, the Rotax 912ULS and the Jabiru 3300 four-stroke powerplants. A Magnum 501 rocket powered parachute system is under development for the aircraft. In 2011 the design was accepted as a Federal Aviation Administration approved special light-sport aircraft. Operational history. The aircraft was first promoted to the US light sports market at the 2010 Sun 'n Fun. In January 2015 there were two Altos registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration.