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Hirth 2703
The Hirth 2702 and 2703 are a family of in-line twin cylinder, two stroke, carburetted aircraft engines designed for use on ultralight aircraft and especially two seat ultralight trainers, single seat gyrocopters, and small homebuilts. It is manufactured by Hirth of Germany.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page G-3 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 72. BAI Communications. Development The 2703 was developed as a competitor to the Rotax 503 and is similar to the Rotax powerplant in being a two-cylinder in-line engine, with dual capacitor discharge ignition. The 2702 was developed from the 2703 as a de-rated version. Both the 2702 and 2703 use free air or fan cooling, with Bing 34mm slide carburetors. The cylinder walls are electrochemically coated with Nikasil. Standard starting is recoil start. Reduction drive systems available are the G-50 gearbox with reduction ratios ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Aircraft
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avgas
Avgas (aviation gasoline, also known as aviation spirit in the UK) is an aviation fuel used in aircraft with spark-ignited internal combustion engines. ''Avgas'' is distinguished from conventional gasoline (petrol) used in motor vehicles, which is termed ''mogas'' (motor gasoline) in an aviation context. Unlike motor gasoline, which has been formulated since the 1970s to allow the use of platinum-content catalytic converters for pollution reduction, the most commonly used grades of avgas still contain tetraethyllead (TEL), a toxic substance used to prevent engine knocking (premature detonation). There are ongoing experiments aimed at eventually reducing or eliminating the use of TEL in aviation gasoline. Kerosene-based jet fuel is formulated to suit the requirements of turbine engines which have no octane requirement and operate over a much wider flight envelope than piston engines. Kerosene is also used by most diesel piston engines developed for aviation use, such as tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exkluziv Joker
The Exkluziv Joker is a Slovakian ultralight trike that was designed by Jindrich Zahumensky and produced by Exkluziv sro of Topoľčany. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 211. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X Design and development Zahumensky intended the Joker as a clean-sheet attempt to rethink how ultralight trikes are designed, including styling and pilot seating. The resulting aircraft was 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 strut-braced hang glider-style high-wing with electric trim, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in- tandem open cockpit with a non-structural fibreglass cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CGS Hawk
The CGS Hawk is a family of high wing, strut-braced, pusher configuration, single and two-seats-in-tandem ultralight aircraft, designed by Chuck Slusarczyk and manufactured by CGS Aviation.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter – Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 132-133. BAI Communications. Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 45-46. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Kitplanes Staff: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 42-43. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-28 & B-82 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 45. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12'', page 34. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Sportscopter Ultrasport 254
The American Sportscopter Ultrasport 254 is an American helicopter that was designed and produced by American Sportscopter and first flown in July 1993. The aircraft was produced by Light's American Sportscopter Inc from 1999. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page F-6. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Downey, Julia: ''2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 54. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 Design and development The aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of . The aircraft has a standard empty weight of . It features a single main rotor, an enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid-type landing gear and a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, single-ignition Hirth 2703 engine. The aircraft fuselage fairing is made from composites. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airmotive EOS 001
The Airmotive EOS 001 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Airmotive Engineers of Pontiac, Michigan. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction, but is no longer available.Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', page 140. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. Design and development The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat, enclosed open cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from bonded and pop riveted aluminum sheet and has a span wing. Optimized for simplicity of construction, the design has no compound curves and requires no jigs or special tools. The standard engine intended to be supplied with the kit was the two-stroke Hirth 2702 powerplant with a reduction gearbox that allowed the propeller to operate at lower tip speeds. This engine permits the EOS 001 to cruise at and achieve a top level sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spacek SD-1 Minisport
The Spacek SD-1 Minisport is a Czech amateur-built aircraft, designed by Igor Špaček and produced by Spacek sro of Hodonin. The aircraft was also produced for a short time in the United States by SkyCraft Airplanes of Orem, Utah as a light-sport aircraft, but they had gone out of businesses by 2017. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans, as a kit for amateur construction, or as a ready-to-fly aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 120. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 127. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Design and development The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear or optionally tricycle landing gear, a T-tail and a single engine in tractor configuration. Due to its very light weight it can qualify for the German 120 kg category. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preceptor N3 Pup
The Preceptor N3 Pup is a family of ultralight, tube-and-fabric, high-wing, homebuilt aircraft. Kits were produced and marketed by Preceptor Aircraft, of Rutherfordton, North Carolina.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 65-66. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 65. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-42. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Downey, Julia: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 62. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 224-225 and 326. BAI Communications. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 121. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The company was operating o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISON Airbike
The ISON Airbike and Tandem Airbike are a family of American high-wing, tractor configuration ultralight aircraft, that were available in kit form. The single-seat Airbike was introduced in 1994 and the two-seat Tandem Airbike was unveiled in 1996.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, pages B-3 & B-68. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Originally produced by TEAM Aircraft of Bradyville, Tennessee, manufacturing passed to ISON Aircraft, also of Bradyville, before the end of kit production. Starting circa 2009 kits became once again available once again from Jordan Lake Aero. Development The single seat Airbike was designed to meet the requirements of the United States FAR 103 ''Ultralight Vehicles'', including the maximum empty weight. The tandem-seat model was intended to be licensed as an ultralight trainer or an amateur-built aircraft. The single-seater can achieve an empty weight as low as with the use of a light-weight engine, such as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hy-Tek Hurricane 103
The Hy-Tek Hurricane 103 is a family of single-engined, high wing tricycle gear-equipped aircraft that were available in kit form from Hy-Tek Hurricane of Aurora, Oregon.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, pages B-32 and B85. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Downey, Julia: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 52. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 179. BAI Communications. The Hurricane 103 and Ultra 103 designs are intended to have empty weights under and fit into the US FAR 103 ultralight category. The remaining designs are heavier and fit into the ''US Experimental - Amateur-built'' category. Development The Hurricane was originally developed as a clone of the Phantom X1 design by Jack Britton in the late 1980s and marketed under the name ''Avenger''. Following Britton's death the design was acquired by Donnie Eccker who marke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flightstar
The Flightstar is a large family of single and two-seat, high wing, single engined Homebuilt aircraft, kit aircraft that was produced by Flightstar Sportplanes of South Woodstock, Connecticut. In 2009 the rights, tooling and parts inventory were sold to Yuneec International of China when Flightstar Sportplanes' business was wound up.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-19 and B-80. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 162-164. BAI Communications. Downey, Julia: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 49. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 53. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pages 85, 102-103. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X Develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brutsche Freedom 40
The Brutsche Freedom 40 was an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Neal H. Brutsche and produced by Brutsche Aircraft Corporation of Salt Lake City, Utah. The aircraft was intended to be supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, with a partial kit available.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', pages 64 and 129. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Design and development The Freedom 40 featured a strut-braced high-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a door, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft was made from pop rivetted sheet aluminum. Its span wing had a wing area of and could be folded for ground transport or storage. The cabin width was . The acceptable power range was and the standard engine used was the Hirth 2702 two-stroke powerplant. The Freedom 40 had a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
