The Vol Xerpa ULM Pulsar is a Spanish
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 ...
produced by
Vol Xerpa of
Barcelona. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for
amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 83. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ][Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 87. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Design and development
The Pulsar is a development of the
conventional landing gear-equipped
Kolb Firestar II
The Kolb Firestar is a family of American open cockpit, high wing, pusher configuration, conventional landing gear-equipped ultralight aircraft that was produced in kit form by Kolb Aircraft of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and intended for amateu ...
and 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 ...
microlight rules. It features a
strut-braced
In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of strut, which act in ...
high-wing, a two-seats-in-
side-by-side configuration enclosed or open cockpit, fixed
tricycle landing gear with
wheel pants and a single engine in
tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together
aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in
doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing has an area of and includes a folding feature to facilitate ground transportation or storage. The standard engine available is the
Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant.
The standard version has only a windshield, but a fully enclosed
cockpit fairing
An aircraft fairing is a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and reduce drag.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, Third Edition'', page 206. Aviation Supplies & Academics Inc, Newcastle Washington, 1997. ...
is available.
Specifications (Pulsar)
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.volxerpa.com/
Official photos of the Pulsar
2000s Spanish ultralight aircraft
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