The Aerospool WT10 Advantic is a
Slovak amateur-built aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch", from plans, or from assembly kits.Armstrong, Kenn ...
, designed and being developed by
Aerospool of
Prievidza, introduced at the
AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2013. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction.
[Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 94. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Design and development
The WT10 Advantic is a development of the commercially successful two-seat
Aerospool WT9 Dynamic
The Aerospool WT9 Dynamic is a Slovakia, Slovak ultralight aircraft, ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Aerospool of Prievidza. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et ...
. The WT10 features a cantilever
low-wing, a three to four-seat enclosed cockpit under a forward-hinged
bubble canopy, plus a rear seat access hatch, retractable
tricycle landing gear and a single engine in
tractor configuration.
The WT10 is made from
composite materials. Its span wing has an area of and mounts
flaps. The
prototype
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used a
Rotax 914 turbocharged
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four-stroke
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powerplant, driving an
MT-Propeller. The gross take off weight will be for the three seat configuration and for the four seat configuration.
The aircraft was first flown on 11 April 2013.
As of March 2017 it was still indicated on the manufacturer's website as under development.
Specifications (WT10 Advantic)
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://www.aerospool.sk/index.php/en/2014-09-19-06-19-48/2014-09-22-04-39-39/advantic-wt10.html
Homebuilt aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
2010s Slovak sport aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 2013