The Air Creation Twin is a French ultralight trike that was designed and produced by Air Creation of Aubenas. Production has been completed, but while the aircraft was available it was supplied as an assembly kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its Air Creation Fun 450 single surface wing covered in Trilam Dacron sailcloth, with a Mylarleading edge. The 10.06 m (33.0 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost, uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar and has a wing area of 17.4 m2 (187 sq ft). The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of 129 kg (284 lb) and a gross weight of 385 kg (849 lb), giving a useful load of 256 kg (564 lb). With full fuel of 39 litres (8.6 imp gal; 10 US gal) the payload is 229 kg (505 lb).[1]
The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as 40 hours.[1]
^ abcdePurdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 102. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN0-9636409-4-1
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Photo of an Air Creation Twin with XP wing fitted
January 01, 1970
creation, twin, french, ultralight, trike, that, designed, produced, creation, aubenas, production, been, completed, while, aircraft, available, supplied, assembly, amateur, construction, complete, ready, aircraft, twin, role, ultralight, trike, national, orig. The Air Creation Twin is a French ultralight trike that was designed and produced by Air Creation of Aubenas Production has been completed but while the aircraft was available it was supplied as an assembly kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready to fly aircraft 1 Twin Role Ultralight trike National origin France Manufacturer Air Creation Status Production completed Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications Twin with Fun 450 wing 3 References 4 External linksDesign and development editThe Twin was designed as a trainer for the Air Creation Fun Racer It complies with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale microlight category including the category s maximum gross weight of 450 kg 992 lb The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 385 kg 849 lb It features a cable braced hang glider style high wing weight shift controls a two seats in tandem open cockpit without a cockpit fairing tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration 1 The aircraft is made from bolted together aluminium tubing with its Air Creation Fun 450 single surface wing covered in Trilam Dacron sailcloth with a Mylar leading edge The 10 06 m 33 0 ft span wing is supported by a single tube type kingpost uses an A frame weight shift control bar and has a wing area of 17 4 m2 187 sq ft The powerplant is a twin cylinder air cooled two stroke dual ignition 50 hp 37 kW Rotax 503 engine The aircraft has an empty weight of 129 kg 284 lb and a gross weight of 385 kg 849 lb giving a useful load of 256 kg 564 lb With full fuel of 39 litres 8 6 imp gal 10 US gal the payload is 229 kg 505 lb 1 The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as 40 hours 1 Specifications Twin with Fun 450 wing editData from Bayerl 1 General characteristicsCrew one Capacity one passenger Length 3 35 m 11 ft 0 in Wingspan 10 06 m 33 ft 0 in Wing area 17 4 m2 187 sq ft Empty weight 129 kg 284 lb Gross weight 385 kg 849 lb Fuel capacity 39 litres 8 6 imp gal 10 US gal Powerplant 1 Rotax 503 twin cylinder air cooled two stroke aircraft engine 37 kW 50 hp Propellers 3 bladed composite Performance Maximum speed 105 km h 65 mph 56 kn Cruise speed 74 km h 46 mph 40 kn Stall speed 47 km h 29 mph 25 kn Rate of climb 4 10 m s 807 ft min References edit a b c d e Purdy Don AeroCrafter Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook Fifth Edition page 102 BAI Communications 15 July 1998 ISBN 0 9636409 4 1External links editPhoto of an Air Creation Twin with XP wing fitted Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Air Creation Twin amp oldid 1149677858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
