Английская Википедия:ELA 07
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The ELA 07 is a series of Spanish autogyros, designed and produced by ELA Aviación of Córdoba, Andalusia. The aircraft are supplied complete and ready to fly.[1][2]
Design and development
The ELA 07 series features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a four-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition Шаблон:Convert Rotax 912S engine in pusher configuration. The turbocharged Шаблон:Convert Rotax 914 powerplant is optional.[1][2]
The aircraft fuselage is made from TIG welded, CNC laser-cut stainless steel tubing for corrosion resistance. The cockpit fairing is non-structural carbon fibre and resin. Its Шаблон:Convert diameter rotor has a chord of Шаблон:Convert and is mounted to a rotor head made from a combination of stainless steel and 7075 T6 aluminium. The triple tail is also made from carbon fibre and resin. Equipment fitted includes a pre-rotator, pneumatic pitch trim and mechanical roll trim. The Cougar version has an empty weight of Шаблон:Convert and a gross weight of Шаблон:Convert, giving a useful load of Шаблон:Convert. A forward baggage compartment with a volume of Шаблон:Convert is optional.[1][2][3]
Operational history
By January 2013 two examples had been registered in the United Kingdom with the Civil Aviation Authority.[4]
Variants
- ELA 07 Agro
- Agricultural aircraft version with the rear seat replaced by a Шаблон:Convert tank that can be used to apply liquids or solids in ultra-low volumes. The aircraft fits an Шаблон:Convert spray boom and an enlarged windshield. The Agro can be quickly returned to two-seat configuration by removal of the spraying equipment.[1][2]
- ELA 07 Cougar
- Version for recreational touring use, with a single windshield for the front cockpit.[1][2]
- ELA 07S
- Version for flight training use, with two windshields, one for each cockpit, plus dual controls.[1][2]
Specifications (ELA 07 Cougar)
References
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 179-180. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 192. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Шаблон:ISSN
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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