Ventura 1200

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Ventura 1200
Role Ultralight trike
National origin France
Manufacturer
Status Prototypes only
Number built probably only one

The Ventura 1200 was a proposed French ultralight trike that was designed by of La Frette, Isère. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft and was announced at Blois 2007. It was shown again at Blois 2011, but it is likely only prototypes were produced before the company went out of business.[1][2]

Design and development[]

The Ventura 1200 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with an integral cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]

The prototype's fuselage was made from composites, with its double surface Air Creation iXess wing made from aluminum tubing and covered in Dacron sailcloth. The 10 m (32.8 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 100 hp (75 kW) BMW R1200 motorcycle engine that was specially modified by the French engine specialty company Sodemo Moteurs. The propeller is driven via an in-house developed reduction drive.[1][2]

The prototype has an empty weight of 245 kg (540 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb), giving a useful load of 205 kg (452 lb).[1]

Specifications (Ventura 1200)[]

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 10.0 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 15.0 m2 (161 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 245 kg (540 lb)
  • Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × BMW R1200 twin cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke motorcycle engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed composite

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  • Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 7.5 m/s (1,480 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 30.0 kg/m2 (6.1 lb/sq ft)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 224. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ a b Boric, Marino (8 September 2011). "Blois 2011 - French ultralight fly-in celebrates 31 years". Retrieved 22 September 2013.

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