The Jingmen A2C Ultra Seaplane is a Chinese three-seat ultralight aircraft that was designed by the China Avionics Research Institute (the 605 Institute) and produced by Jingmen Aviation of Jingmen, introduced in 2003.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 11.28 m (37.0 ft) has an area of 19.79 m2 (213.0 sq ft). The standard engine used is the certified 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912A2four-stroke powerplant.[1]
^ abcdefgTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 64. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
^ abCan, Yuan (16 March 2016). "China's A2C-L ultra-light aircraft delivered to clients". The People's Daily. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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Photo of an A2C
October 21, 2023
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