Английская Википедия:Aviate Raptor

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The Aviate Raptor is a South African two-seat ultralight trike that was designed by Manfred Springer and produced by Aviate Products of Booysens. The aircraft was introduced in 1992 and supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1][2]

Design and development

The Raptor was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of Шаблон:Convert. It also carries South African government certification. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of Шаблон:Convert. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1][2]

The aircraft is made from steel tubing, with its double-surface Raptor 17 XP wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its Шаблон:Convert span wing incorporates 34 stiffening battens, is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The basic aircraft offered a standard Шаблон:Convert Rotax 447 twin cylinder, two stroke, air-cooled, single ignition engine, while the Raptor 912 model came equipped with the Шаблон:Convert Rotax 912UL four cylinder, four-stroke air- and liquid-cooled, dual ignition engine. The Шаблон:Convert Rotax 582 was also a factory option. The aircraft was supplied as a kit that requires 20 to 30 hours to assemble.[1][2]

Factory standard equipment included two bucket seats, side skirts with integral saddle bags and a nose wheel fender. In 2000 the carriage cost US$3500 and the Raptor 17 XP wing cost $4500. The aircraft's carriage was designed so that it would also accept French Cosmos ULM wings. Fifty examples had been delivered by 2000.[1]

Variants

Raptor
Basic model introduced in 1996 with Шаблон:Convert Rotax 447 or Шаблон:Convert Rotax 582 engine[1][2]
Raptor 912
Model introduced in 2000, equipped with the Шаблон:Convert Rotax 912UL engine and came standard from the factory with many optional extras[1]

Specifications (version)

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References

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External links

  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page C-12. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Шаблон:ISBN
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 96. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X