The aircraft was designed by von Schoenebeck as his first full-sized aircraft after a career of designing competition
model gliders. The Bateleur was intended to comply with the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. The company also plans to
type certify it to
FAR 23 standards. The Bateleur features a
delta wing layout with a
canard. The wing is a cantilever
low-wing design. The aircraft also features two-seats-in-
tandem under separate
bubble canopies, fixed or optionally retractable
tricycle landing gear and a single engine in
pusher configuration. The light-sport version will have fixed landing gear as that category's rules require and a gross weight of . The aircraft is made from composites. Its span wing has an area of and
flaps mounted on the main and canard wings. Standard engines available are the
Rotax 912ULS and the turbocharged,
Rotax 914 four-stroke powerplants. Landing gear is fixed for the US
light-sport aircraft market or retractable for the homebuilt version. ==Specifications (Bateleur) ==