The Aero Adventure Aventura is a family of ultralight

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marketed as a kit aircraft by

Aero Adventure Aero Adventure LLC (formerly Aero Adventure Aviation and before that Arnet Pereyra Inc.) is an American aircraft manufacturer based in DeLand, Florida. In 1996, the firm acquired the assets and production rights of Keuthan Aircraft. List of ...

of DeLand, Florida. The aircraft was designed by Bob Bailey in 1995.Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 37. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, pages B-6 & B-69. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 90. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X The aircraft are high-wing

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available in both single and two-seat models. Its design heritage stretches back to the Advanced Aeromarine Buccaneer amphibian ultralights.

Design

Introduced in 1995, the single-seat Aventura has repositionable main landing gear, down for runways and up for landing on water. The steerable tail wheel is retractable in concert with the repositioning of the main gear. There is no water rudder. The wing is an aluminium frame covered with pre-sewn

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envelopes. The hull is constructed from fibreglass and the wingtip floats are

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. The remainder of the structure is anodized aluminium tubing, bolted together. Controls are conventional three-axis, with full span

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s and no flaps. The company claims that the fast-build kit can be constructed in 90 hours. The two-seat Aventura II was introduced in 1996 and is similar to the single seater, but with a wider cabin and hull for two occupants in side-by-side configuration. The two-seater also features flaps to reduce landing speeds. The company claims 130 hours to build the two-seater from the kit.

Variants

;Aventura UL :Single seater optimised for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicle category, with an empty weight of . Engines include the original

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in early models and the Rotax 447 currently. 90 had been completed and flown by the end of 2011.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 37. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 ;Aventura HP :Single seater intended to be registered as an

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. Standard engines are the Rotax 503

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. 42 had been completed and flown by the end of 2011. ;Aventura Sport :Two-seater marketed as the simplest and lightest model in the line-up. Standard engine is the

. 215 had been completed and flown by the end of 2011. ;Aventura II :Two-seater with some options included as standard features. Standard engine is the four-stroke Rotax 912ULS.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 92. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ;Aventura XLR :Limited edition two-seater with many extras as standard features, including a new style engine cowling, custom graphics package, redesigned instrument panel including GPS, vertical speed indicator and a mode-C transponder, electric landing gear retraction, gear indicator lights, differential hydraulic brakes, carpeting and a headliner. The standard engine is the four-stroke Rotax 912ULS. ;Aventura AVZ :Model with top-of-the-line equipment as standard.

Specifications (Aventura HP)

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Design

Variants

Specifications (Aventura HP)

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