Aveko VL-3 Sprint
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VL-3 Sprint RG | |
Role | Ultralight aircraft |
National origin | Czech Republic |
Manufacturer | |
Status | In production |
Variants | Gobosh 800XP |
The Aveko VL-3 Sprint also called the VL-3 Evolution is a Czech ultralight aircraft, designed and initially produced by of Brno. The design is now produced by of Choceň. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2][3]
Design and development[]
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from composites. Its 8.44 m (27.7 ft) span wing has a small wing area of 9.77 m2 (105.2 sq ft). The standard engine is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.[1][2]
A fixed gear version with a larger wing span and area as well as a higher gross weight was developed for the US light-sport aircraft category and was marketed from about 2009 to 2016 by Gobosh Aviation as the Gobosh 800XP.[1][2] By 2016 the Gobosh Aviation company website had been taken down and the company had likely gone out of business.[4]
Operational history[]
A VL-3 set a world two-seat ultralight class record of 274.78 km/h (170.74 mph) in 2005.[1][2]
Variants[]
- VL-3 FG
- Fixed landing gear model[1]
- VL-3 RG
- Retractable landing gear model[1]
- VL-3C-1
- Model with fixed landing gear and a slower wing and 600 kg (1,323 lb) take-off weight for the light-sport aircraft category.[2]
Specifications (VL-3 Sprint)[]
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Data from Bayerl and JMB Aircraft[1][5][6]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 6.24 m (20 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 8.44 m (27 ft 8 in)
- Height: 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 9.77 m2 (105.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 290 kg (639 lb)
- Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 90 to 120 litres (20 to 26 imp gal; 24 to 32 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
- Cruise speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
- Stall speed: 53 km/h (33 mph, 29 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 305 km/h (190 mph, 165 kn)
- Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b c d e f Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 64. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ JMB Aircraft (n.d.). "Contact". Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Gobosh Aviation (2007). "Gobosh Aviation Home Page". gobosh.aero. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ JMB Aircraft (n.d.). "VL-3 World's Fastest Ultralight Aircraft". Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "VL-3 World's Fastest Ultralight Aircraft". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
External links[]
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