The Beaujon Mach .07 is a single-seat,
American high-wing,
tractor configuration
In aviation, the term tractor configuration refers to an aircraft constructed in the standard configuration with its engine mounted with the propeller in front of it so that the aircraft is "pulled" through the air. Oppositely, the pusher co ...
ultralight aircraft. The aircraft is available as plans from
Beaujon Aircraft of
Ardmore, Oklahoma.
[Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-8. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ]
Development
Designed by Herbert Beaujon, the Mach .07 is named for its top speed of . Beaujon Aircraft publishes the plans along with six other designs in book form under the name ''How to Build Ultralights''.
The Mach .07 was specifically designed to comply with the United States ultralight category and its
FAR 103 ''Ultralight Vehicles'' rules, including the category's maximum empty weight.
With the specified 250 cc
Zenoah G-25
The Zenoah G-25 is a single cylinder, two stroke, carburetted aircraft engine, with optional fuel injection, designed for use on ultralight aircraftCliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page G-8 Cybair Limited Publi ...
powerplant the aircraft has an empty weight of .
Reviewer Andre Cliche says:
Design
The aircraft's wing and tail structure are built from
aluminum
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It ha ...
and are covered in aircraft fabric. The wing is
strut
A strut is a structural component commonly found in engineering, aeronautics, architecture and anatomy. Struts generally work by resisting longitudinal compression, but they may also serve in tension.
Human anatomy
Part of the functionality o ...
-braced. The Mach .07 uses no structural cables in its construction. The
conventional landing gear
Conventional landing gear, or tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support the tail.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Term ...
features a steerable tail wheel attached to the
rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adve ...
.
The controls are two-axis, with a side-stick that laterally activates the rudder to induce roll and which longitudinally activates the
elevator
An elevator or lift is a cable-assisted, hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track assisted machine that vertically transports people or freight between floors, levels, or decks of a building, vessel, or other structure. They a ...
for pitch control. No rudder pedals are installed and the wing construction is greatly simplified by the elimination of
ailerons
An aileron (French for "little wing" or "fin") is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. Ailerons are used in pairs to control the aircraft in roll (or movement around ...
.
The open frame fuselage consists of 6061T6
aluminum
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It ha ...
tubing and a single open pilot's seat. The powerplant is installed at the front end of the aircraft tailboom tube, above the pilot. Standard fuel capacity is .
Specifications (Mach .07)
See also
References
External links
*
{{Beaujon Aircraft
1980s United States ultralight aircraft