ABS Aerolight Legacy
The ABS Aerolight Legacy is a French powered parachute that was designed and produced by ABS Aerolight of Sérignan-du-Comtat. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft and as a kit for amateur construction.[1]
| Legacy | |
|---|---|
| Role | Powered parachute |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | ABS Aerolight |
| Status | Production completed |
The company appears to have gone out of business in late 2007 and production ended.[2][3]
Design and development Edit
The Legacy 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 400 kg (882 lb). It features a 46.50 m2 (500.5 sq ft) parachute-style wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration in a semi-enclosed cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single 105 hp (78 kW) Hirth F-30 four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, two-stroke, aircraft engine in pusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft carriage is built from composites. In flight steering is accomplished via a steering wheel that actuates the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. The main landing gear incorporates suspension and a cockpit heater was a factory option.[1]
The aircraft has an empty weight of 185 kg (408 lb) and a gross weight of 400 kg (882 lb), giving a useful load of 215 kg (474 lb). With full fuel of 38 litres (8.4 imp gal; 10 US gal) the payload is 188 kg (414 lb).[1]
Specifications (Legacy) Edit
Data from Bertrand[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 11.76 m (38 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 46.5 m2 (501 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 2.9:1
- Empty weight: 185 kg (408 lb)
- Gross weight: 400 kg (882 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 38 litres (8.4 imp gal; 10 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hirth F-30 four cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine, 78 kW (105 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 48 km/h (30 mph, 26 kn)
- Stall speed: 30 km/h (19 mph, 16 kn)
- Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 8.6 kg/m2 (1.8 lb/sq ft)
References Edit
- ^ a b c d e Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 78. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ ABS Aerolight (18 May 2015). . Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ . Internet Archive Wayback Machine. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.