The marketing name A 210 is usually used to refer to Aquila's light side by side two seat aircraft, though its official engineering and certification name is Aquila AT01. Design work started in 1997 and the first flight was made in March 2000.[1]
The A 210 is entirely built from carbon and glass fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP and GFRP). CRFP is used for the more highly stressed members, spars, frames and stringers, GFRP for shells and control surfaces, the latter with GFRP/polyurethane sandwich construction. The low wing has straight tapered inboard sections with increasing sweep outboard and winglets at the tips on production examples. It has a laminar flow section and 4.5° of dihedral. The ailerons are balanced and the inboard single slotted Fowler flaps have two positions.[1]
The A 210 is powered by a Rotax 912flat four engine driving a two blade propeller. The cabin has uninterrupted transparencies fore and aft, with a slender fuselage behind. The canopy is forward hinged. The tailplane is set just above the fuselage and the fin is swept. A small ventral fin doubles as a tail bumper. The A 210 has a fixed tricycle undercarriage. Its mainwheels are fitted with hydraulic brakes and mounted on spring steel legs from the fuselage. The nosewheel has rubber suspension and is steerable; speed fairings are fitted on all wheels.[1]
Operational historyEdit
German certification was achieved in 2001 and deliveries began the following year. It gained US certification in 2003. Early sales were to clubs, mostly as training aircraft. Most have been sold in Europe and overall 120 have been built by late 2010.[1] 110 appear as Aquila AT01 on the civil aircraft registrations of European countries excluding Russia in 2010.[2][3]
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October 21, 2023
aquila, seat, reinforced, plastic, light, aircraft, produced, germany, from, 2002, remains, production, 2022, updated, a211, 210role, seat, light, aircraftnational, origin, germanymanufacturer, aquila, aviation, excellencefirst, flight, march, 2000status, prod. The Aquila A 210 is a two seat reinforced plastic light aircraft produced in Germany from 2002 It remains in production in 2022 as the updated A211 A 210Role Two seat light aircraftNational origin GermanyManufacturer Aquila Aviation by ExcellenceFirst flight 5 March 2000Status In production 2011Primary user Cameroon Air ForceNumber built 120 by early 2011Cockpit of Aquila A 210 D EAQT Design and development EditThe marketing name A 210 is usually used to refer to Aquila s light side by side two seat aircraft though its official engineering and certification name is Aquila AT01 Design work started in 1997 and the first flight was made in March 2000 1 The A 210 is entirely built from carbon and glass fibre reinforced plastics CFRP and GFRP CRFP is used for the more highly stressed members spars frames and stringers GFRP for shells and control surfaces the latter with GFRP polyurethane sandwich construction The low wing has straight tapered inboard sections with increasing sweep outboard and winglets at the tips on production examples It has a laminar flow section and 4 5 of dihedral The ailerons are balanced and the inboard single slotted Fowler flaps have two positions 1 The A 210 is powered by a Rotax 912 flat four engine driving a two blade propeller The cabin has uninterrupted transparencies fore and aft with a slender fuselage behind The canopy is forward hinged The tailplane is set just above the fuselage and the fin is swept A small ventral fin doubles as a tail bumper The A 210 has a fixed tricycle undercarriage Its mainwheels are fitted with hydraulic brakes and mounted on spring steel legs from the fuselage The nosewheel has rubber suspension and is steerable speed fairings are fitted on all wheels 1 Operational history Edit nbsp German certification was achieved in 2001 and deliveries began the following year It gained US certification in 2003 Early sales were to clubs mostly as training aircraft Most have been sold in Europe and overall 120 have been built by late 2010 1 110 appear as Aquila AT01 on the civil aircraft registrations of European countries excluding Russia in 2010 2 3 Variants EditAquila A 210 Original model Aquila A 211 Conventional instrument panel Aquila A 211GX Glass cockpit modelSpecifications EditData from Jane s All the World s Aircraft 2011 12 1 General characteristicsCapacity 2 Length 7 30 m 23 ft 11 in Wingspan 10 30 m 33 ft 10 in excluding winglets Height 2 30 m 7 ft 7 in Wing area 10 50 m2 113 0 sq ft Airfoil Horstmann Quast HQ 42 modified Empty weight 500 kg 1 102 lb Max takeoff weight 750 kg 1 653 lb Powerplant 1 Rotax 912 S3 flat four air and water cooled piston 73 5 kW 98 6 hp Propellers 2 bladed MT Propeller MTV 21 A 175 05 hydraulically variable pitch 1 66 m 5 ft 5 in diameterPerformance Maximum speed 241 km h 150 mph 130 kn Cruise speed 191 km h 119 mph 103 kn at 55 power Stall speed 80 km h 50 mph 43 kn flaps down Never exceed speed 306 km h 190 mph 165 kn Range 1 148 km 713 mi 620 nmi 55 power at 1 640 m 5 000 ft with 45 min reserves Endurance 6 h 5 min at 55 power Service ceiling 4 420 m 14 500 ft Rate of climb 3 82 m s 752 ft min Avionics EFISReferences Edit a b c d e Jackson Paul 2011 Jane s All the World s Aircraft 2011 12 Redhill UK IHS Jane s pp 216 7 ISBN 978 0 7106 2955 5 Partington Dave 2010 European registers handbook 2010 Air Britain Historians Ltd ISBN 978 0 85130 425 0 UK registered Aquila AT01 Retrieved 2011 07 16 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aquila A 210 European Aviation Safety Agency Type Certificate Data Sheet for the AQUILA AT01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aquila A 210 amp oldid 1120225686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
