TYPE: Side-by-side ultralight.

PROGRAMME: First flown in 1999.

COSTS: US$35,000 to US$39,000, according to equipment (2001).

DESIGN FEATURES: High-mounted, constant-chord, strut-braced wing. Sweptback fin and mid-mounted tailplane.

FLYING CONTROLS: Conventional and manual. Flaps.

STRUCTURE: Metal airframe. Fabric-covered wing.

LANDING GEAR: Tailwheel type; fixed.

POWER PLANT: One Rotax flat-four driving a three-blade, wooden propeller: 59.6 kW (79.9 hp) Rotax 912 UL; 73.5 kW (98.6 hp) 912 ULS; or 84.6 kW (113.4 hp) 914. Fuel capacity 88 litres (23.2 US gallons; 19.4 Imp gallons).

DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL:

• Wing span: 9.06 m (29 ft 8¾ in)
• Length overall: 6.21 m (20 ft 4½ in)
• Height overall: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

AREAS:

• Wings, gross: 11.74 m² (126.4 sq ft)

WEIGHTS AND LOADINGS:

• Weight empty: 284 kg (626 lb)
• Max T-O weight: Rotax 912 ULS: 510 kg (1,124 lb)
• Rotax 912 UL: 450 kg (992 lb)

PERFORMANCE (Rotax 912 ULS):

• Cruising speed: 97 kt (180 km/h; 112 mph)
• Stalling speed: 27 kt (50 km/h; 32 mph)
• Max rate of climb at S/L: 360 m (1,181 ft)/min
• T-O run: 80 m (265 ft)
• Landing run: 60 m (200 ft)
• Range with max fuel: 540 n miles (1,000 km; 621 miles)
• g limits: +6/-3

The article appears in the following publication:
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd. 2004. ISBN: 0-7106-2614-2