Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
[1] The Ultrasport 496T is derived from the American Sportscopter Ultrasport 496, replacing the two-stroke powerplant with a turboshaft engine.
[1] The 496T was designed to comply with the European Class 6 microlight helicopter rules.
It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid landing gear and a 160 hp (119 kW) Solar T62 turbine engine.
[1] Reviewer Werner Pfaendler, noted that it has "an exceptional power to weight ratio".