Idea Hydropteron
Hydropteron | |
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Hydropteron prototype | |
Role | Light-sport aircraft and Homebuilt aircraft |
National origin | Hungary |
Manufacturer | |
First flight | 25 November 2009 |
Introduction | 2010 |
Status | Under development (2012) |
Number built | Prototypes only |
The Idea Hydropteron (English: Water Wing) is a Hungarian light-sport aircraft and kit aircraft amphibious flying boat, under development by , of Miskolc. The Hydropteron was first flown on 25 November 2009 and introduced to the public at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2010. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]
Design and development[]
The aircraft was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules in its two-seat version and amateur-built rules as a three seater. It features a cantilever high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, with a third seat optional, a cruciform tail, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from composites. Its 10.9 m (35.8 ft) span wing, has an area of 12.47 m2 (134.2 sq ft) and flaps. The standard engine is the 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 four-stroke turbocharged powerplant, but engines of up to 140 hp (104 kW) may be fitted. No wingtip floats are fitted and the aircraft relies on fuselage-mounted sponsons for water stability.[1][2]
Production was originally scheduled for 2011, but as of early-2017 only prototypes appear to have been flown.[1][3]
Specifications (Hydropteron LSA)[]
Data from Bayerl, Tacke and Idea Aircraft[1][2][4]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
- Height: 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 12.47 m2 (134.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 360 kg (794 lb)
- Gross weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914 four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke turbocharged aircraft engine, 86 kW (115 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
- Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
- Stall speed: 73 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
- Range: 700 km (430 mi, 380 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 44.9 kg/m2 (9.2 lb/sq ft)
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 60. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b c d Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 62. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Idea Aircraft (2017). "How to buy". Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Idea Aircraft (2012). "Aircraft". Retrieved 21 July 2012.
External links[]
- Homebuilt aircraft
- Light-sport aircraft
- Single-engined pusher aircraft