The Raptor was designed to comply with the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of . It also carries South African government
certification. 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 steel tubing, with its double-surface Raptor 17 XP wing covered in
Dacron sailcloth. Its span wing incorporates 34 stiffening battens, is supported by a single tube-type
kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The basic aircraft offered a standard
Rotax 447 twin cylinder,
two stroke, air-cooled, single ignition engine, while the Raptor 912 model came equipped with the
Rotax 912UL four cylinder,
four-stroke air- and liquid-cooled, dual ignition engine. The
Rotax 582 was also a factory option. The aircraft was supplied as a kit that requires 20 to 30 hours to assemble. Factory standard equipment included two bucket seats, side skirts with integral saddle bags and a nose wheel fender. In 2000 the carriage cost
US$3500 and the Raptor 17 XP wing cost $4500. The aircraft's carriage was designed so that it would also accept French
Cosmos ULM wings. Fifty examples had been delivered by 2000. ==Variants==