Solo Wings Aquilla
The Solo Wings Aquilla () is a South African ultralight trike designed and produced by Solo Wings of Gillitts, KwaZulu-Natal. The aircraft was also sold in the United States by Bateleur Sky Sports of Palm Coast, Florida in the early 2000s, under their own name.

Design and development
The Aquilla was derived from the earlier Solo Wings Windlass and designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of . The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of . It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft is made from tubing, with its wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its  span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The landing gear includes suspension on all three wheels and a steerable nose wheel. The standard engine supplied is the Rotax 582  twin cylinder, two-stroke, liquid-cooled aircraft engine. The Rotax 503  air-cooled two-stroke engine and the four-stroke HKS 700E  and Rotax 912UL of  are also available. Wings used include the Aquilla  and .

Specifications (2000 model Bateleur Aquilla)

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1990s South African ultralight aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Ultralight trikes
Solo Wings aircraft