2023 Blackshape Prime

Blackshape Prime is the revolutionary two-seater ultralight aircraft engineered for Piloting Pleasure & for high-performance enthusiasts: it combines quality, safety & the best flight performance with an elegant, refined & sporty design, reflecting the made in Italy heritage.

Awarded as Best Airplane in the world in 2013 (Ultralight category) by the prestigious Flieger Magazine Award, Prime is the result of an accurate handcrafted work using innovative materials: high-quality pre-preg carbon, which manufacturing processes are carried out by the Blackshape team in all their phases.

The low wing configuration & the low fuselage cross-section combined to the carbon fibre structure ensure to the Blackshape Prime high performance combined to extraordinary agility ensuring a unique experience to the pilot. Our aim is to guarantee that every flight you take in a Blackshape aircraft is pure emotion, beyond your expectations.

In terms of pure performance, Rate of Climb surely is a parameter you will never forget on a Blackshape. 1700 ft/m of pure adrenaline.

Quality is a dominant principal of Blackshape encompassing every single action we take, ensuring that every aircraft that leaves our premises exceeds your expectations. Blackshape uses highest quality prepregs, steel & aluminium in its products, following this philosophy driven by an unending quest for quality. Blackshape takes care of all the carbon fibre processes from lamination & moulding to autoclave curing processes & assembly.

The Blackshape Prime is available with three different engines: the Rotax 912, the Rotax 914 & the brand new Rotax 915 iS. The Rotax 912 represent the classic reliability combined with low energy consumption hence ideal for flying long distances. The Rotax 914 is for those pilots who are considering a boost in the performance, with more power & more uniform performance at different altitudes. Rotax 915 iS, with a maximum power of 141 HP, is the engine with best power-to-weight ratio that perfectly matches the flight capabilities of the Blackshape Prime.

Blackshape employees the Skyview by Dynon to provide pilots innovative avionics packages that are in line with those found in airliners & business jets. Dyson Skyview represents the state-of-the-art for light sport planes providing PFD & MFD capabilities in a compact 10” display. It integrates with transponder module & it is available with additional autopilot panels & with backseat display.

In creating such a performing aircraft safety must be a top priority. For Blackshape safety is instilled in every aspect of the design & manufacture. Safety is so important for Blackshape that all the safety features are standard on our aircraft. Safety is accomplished through incredibly reliable electrical systems, thanks to MIL certified wiring, an advanced breakers system plus temperatures & fuel capacity sensors. In addition the safety features include four points certified safety belts, ballistic parachute & anti-blast fuel tanks.