The Pagotto Brako is an Italian

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, designed by Enio Pagotto and produced by Carpenterie Pagotto of Pianzano. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 217. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

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category, including the category's maximum gross weight of . The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of . It features a cable-braced

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-style

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, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-

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open cockpit without a

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with

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and a single engine in pusher configuration. The aircraft is made from welded stainless steel tubing, with its single or double surface wing covered in

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sailcloth. The Brako is factory supplied only with Grif wings. With the Trainer wing it has a wingspan of . The wing is supported by a single tube-type

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and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin-cylinder, air-cooled,

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Rotax 503 The Rotax 503 is a , inline 2-cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, built by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft.Raisner, William: ''LEAF catlog'', pages 6-105. Leading Edge Airfoils, 1995. As of 2011 the Rot ...

engine, with a reconditioned four-cylinder, air- and liquid-cooled, four-stroke,

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engine optional. With the Rotax 503 engine and Grif Trainer wing the aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is . A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the beginner Grif Trainer, intermediate Grif Spyder and the higher performance Grif Corsair with wing areas of and .

Specifications (Brako with Grif Trainer wing)

References

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* {{Pagotto Carpenterie aircraft 2000s Italian sport aircraft 2000s Italian ultralight aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Ultralight trikes