The Aeris Naviter AN-2 Enara (

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at Paris–Le Bourget Airport. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a kit for Homebuilt aircraft, amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 189. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X The AN-2 was intended to have certification completed in the European Aviation Safety Agency Very Light Rotorcraft category by May 2010, and then again by the end of 2012 but, by January 2013, this does not seem to have been completed. Kits were intended to be ready for delivery in February 2010, but were not yet available as of January 2013. By late in 2011 there was no indication that the prototype had been flown. By 2012 the company website was redirected to Cicare Europe and all mention of the AN-2 had been removed. It is likely development had ended by that point.

Design and development

The AN-2 Enara features a two-rotor coaxial main rotor, a two-seats-in tandem enclosed cockpit, tricycle landing gear with suspension, an H-tail and a four-cylinder, four-stroke, BMW automotive engine. Plans for other powerplants include the four cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition Lycoming IO-233 light-sport aircraft engine. The aircraft fuselage is made from aluminium sheet. Its diameter two-bladed rotors both have chords of . The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of .

Specifications (AN-2 Enara)

References

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External links

Official website archives
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Photo of the AN-2 Enara
on Airliners.net 2000s Spanish sport aircraft 2000s Spanish helicopters Homebuilt aircraft Single-engined piston helicopters