UL-Jih sro, also known as UL-Jih SedláÃÂek Spol s.r.o. and SedláÃÂek UL-JIH, is a Czech aircraft manufacturer based in Kaplice, founded by Jaroslav SedláÃÂek in 1990. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft in the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category.
The company is a SpoleÃÂnost s ruÃÂenÃÂm omezeným, a Czech private limited company.
While UL-Jih designs and builds aircraft, they are marketed by an affiliated company Fascination A.S., which is headed by Duà ¡an Novotný and located in Brno, Czech Republic. UL-Jih head Jaroslav SedláÃÂek is listed as head of production for Fascination A.S.
Founded by Jaroslav SedláÃÂek in 1990, UL-Jih was conceived as a design, manufacturing, flight training and repair facility, using both composite materials and traditional aircraft construction techniques. Initial business involved the repair of hang gliders and ultralight aircraft.
The first aircraft designed was the simple and inexpensive UL-Jih Kolibà ÂÃÂk, designed with Josef Mareà ¡, which sold 36 aircraft. This was followed by the UL-Jih Lià ¡Ã¡k and production of 41 of the Sunwheel biplanes designed by Wolfgang Dallach. SedláÃÂek's UL-Jih Fascination, a family of two seat, low wing microlights, first flew in 1996 and has been under constant development ever since. The UL-Jih Evolution high-wing microlight first flew in 2002.
The company also offers flight training at its school at the Veleà ¡ÃÂn airport.