The A2 CZ Ellipse Spirit (sometimes spelled Elipse Spirit) is a
Czech ultralight aircraft
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...
, designed and produced by
A2 CZ. The aircraft was introduced at the Aero show in 2011 and is supplied complete and ready to fly or as a kit for
amateur construction.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 12. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X][Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 22-23. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The (; FAI; en, World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintai ...
rules. It features a cantilever
low wing, a two seats in
side-by-side configuration cockpit,
tricycle landing gear and a single engine in
tractor configuration.
The aircraft of all-composite construction. Its span elliptical wing employs rounded
wingtips and
fixed slots in the outer portion of the wing and
dive brakes. Optional fuel capacity is giving a range of . The standard engine is the
ULPower 260iS four-cylinder,
four-stroke
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either directio ...
aircraft engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many ...
of and other engines available include the
Rotax 912S and 912iS, plus the
Lycoming IO-233
The Lycoming IO-233 is a non-certified four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine that produces between and .
The IO-233 is a development of the Lycoming O-235, which is itself a derivative of the older Lycoming O- ...
.
The basic fixed gear Ellipse was undergoing development in 2011 into a retractable gear version as well as versions for the US
light-sport aircraft
A light-sport aircraft (LSA), or light sport aircraft, is a fairly new category of small, lightweight aircraft that are simple to fly. LSAs tend to be heavier and more sophisticated than ultralight (aka "microlight") aircraft, but LSA restrictio ...
category.
Specifications (Ellipse Spirit)
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.ellipse-spirit.com/
2010s Czech ultralight aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 2011