The Air Creation Fun is a series of

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s, designed and produced by Air Création of

Aubenas Aubenas (; oc, Aubenàs) is a commune in the southern part of the Ardèche department in Southern France. It is the seat of several government offices. The mountainous and rugged countryside is popular for vacation homes. The river Ardèche flo ...

. The wing is widely used on Air Creation trikes as well as by other

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manufacturers.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 200. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The series are cable-braced,

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-equipped

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-style wings designed as docile beginner and

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wings for single and two-place trikes. They come in two sizes, the Fun 450, named for its gross weight in kilograms and the Fun 14, named for its metric wing area. The wings are made from bolted-together

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tubing, with its single surface wing covered in Trilam

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sailcloth, with a

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. The wing's crosstube is exposed and is of a floating design. The Fun 14 has a span, an aspect ratio of 7.4:1 and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The double surface portion is 40% and the wing folds using an "umbrella" system.

Variants

;Fun 14 :Wing designed for single-place trikes, with an area of . ;Fun 450 :Wing designed for two-place trikes, with a maximum gross weight of and an area of . ;iFun 13 :Second generation trike wing, designed for the Air Creation Pixel trike. ;iFun 16 :Second generation trike wing, designed for the

Air Creation Skypper The Air Creation Skypper is a French ultralight trike, designed and produced by Air Creation of Aubenas. The aircraft was introduced in 2011 and is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory o ...

trike. Replaces the Fun 450 in the line.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 216. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Applications

Air Creation Racer The Air Creation Racer is a French single-seat, weight-shift control ultralight trike that was built by Air Creation of Aubenas between 1986 and 2010. It was available in kit form for amateur construction or as a completed aircraft.Cliche, ...

, single-place * Air Creation Pixel *

Air Creation Trek The Air Creation Trek is a French ultralight trike, designed by Air Creation of Aubenas. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pag ...

, two-place *

Air Creation Twin The Air Creation Twin is a French ultralight trike that was designed and produced by Air Creation of Aubenas. Production has been completed, but while the aircraft was available it was supplied as an assembly kit for amateur construction or a ...

Specifications (Fun 14)

References

External links

Official website for the Fun 14Official website for the Fun 450
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