Hi, all. This French design caught my and I keep coming back to it.
Here's a link to the .pdf brochure (in French) and below are a few pics and the specs in English.
TECHNICAL FEATURES AND PERFORMANCE
Empty weight 278 kg
Wingspan 11.09 m
Length 6.43 m
Wing area 15 m²
Cabin Width 1.10 m
Conventional train, wheels Ø 400
Tank before the 40
VW 2000cc engine
Max power 80 hp
Maximum weight 450 kg
Number of seats 2
Maximum speed 175 km / h
Cruising speed (60%) 150 km / h
Stall speed of 63 km / h
VNE 180 km / h
Finesse 11 à 100 km / h
Minimum sink rate 2.5 m / s
Rate of climb 4 m / s
Roll rate (45 ° to 45 °) 3 s
Takeoff roll distance of 100 m
Takeoff distance (15 m) 250 m
Taxi distance to landing 150 m
Landing distance (15m) 400 m
Consumption (60%) 12 l / h
It's a straighforward wood-and-fabric, conventional gear, low-wing monoplane with a typical European one-piece box spar powered by a 2.0l VW conversion. It has no flaps and meets the European microlight regs by being light (well under 300 kg) and having a great big wing (15 m2!). Performance is modest, but then it should also be relatively cheap to build and inexpensive to operate.
Do any of our members know anything about this design? Other thoughts on the pros and cons of this approach?
Cheers,
Matthew
Here's a link to the .pdf brochure (in French) and below are a few pics and the specs in English.
TECHNICAL FEATURES AND PERFORMANCE
Empty weight 278 kg
Wingspan 11.09 m
Length 6.43 m
Wing area 15 m²
Cabin Width 1.10 m
Conventional train, wheels Ø 400
Tank before the 40
VW 2000cc engine
Max power 80 hp
Maximum weight 450 kg
Number of seats 2
Maximum speed 175 km / h
Cruising speed (60%) 150 km / h
Stall speed of 63 km / h
VNE 180 km / h
Finesse 11 à 100 km / h
Minimum sink rate 2.5 m / s
Rate of climb 4 m / s
Roll rate (45 ° to 45 °) 3 s
Takeoff roll distance of 100 m
Takeoff distance (15 m) 250 m
Taxi distance to landing 150 m
Landing distance (15m) 400 m
Consumption (60%) 12 l / h
It's a straighforward wood-and-fabric, conventional gear, low-wing monoplane with a typical European one-piece box spar powered by a 2.0l VW conversion. It has no flaps and meets the European microlight regs by being light (well under 300 kg) and having a great big wing (15 m2!). Performance is modest, but then it should also be relatively cheap to build and inexpensive to operate.
Do any of our members know anything about this design? Other thoughts on the pros and cons of this approach?
Cheers,
Matthew