The Sun Flightcraft Air-Chopper is an Austrianpowered parachute that was designed by Herbert Hofbauer and produced by Sun Flightcraft of Innsbruck. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1]
The aircraft was introduced before 2003 and production ended in about 2008 when the model was discontinued. The company no longer manufactures powered parachutes.[2]
The Air-Chopper was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationalemicrolight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 376 kg (829 lb). It employs a 51 m2 (550 sq ft) Cruiser 26 Elan rectangular canopy or, optionally, a Chiron Sycon-Aircraft elliptical parachute-style wing. Features include two-seats-in-tandem accommodation with dual throttles, tricycle landing gear and a single 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine in pusher configuration with a 2.62:1 "E" gearbox driving a contra-rotatingCoax-Paircraft propeller to eliminate torque effects.[1][3]
The aircraft carriage is built from bolted 6082-T6 aluminium tubing with 7075-T6 aluminium hardware, plus steel bolts. In flight steering is accomplished via foot pedals that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has handlebar-controlled nosewheel steering similar to a motorcycle. The main landing gear incorporates fibreglass spring rod suspension. Factory options included balloon tires, leather seats, a front wheel brake, front headlight, side panniers and dual control canopy steering.[1][3]
The aircraft has an empty weight of 156 kg (344 lb) and a gross weight of 376 kg (829 lb), giving a useful load of 220 kg (485 lb). With full fuel of 37 litres (8.1 imp gal; 9.8 US gal) the payload for crew and baggage is 194 kg (428 lb).[1]
^ abcdeBertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 87. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
^. Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ abc"Sunflightcraft Paraplanes Airchopper". sunflightcraft.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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flightcraft, chopper, austrian, powered, parachute, that, designed, herbert, hofbauer, produced, flightcraft, innsbruck, production, when, available, aircraft, supplied, complete, ready, chopperrole, powered, parachutenational, origin, austriamanufacturer, fli. The Sun Flightcraft Air Chopper is an Austrian powered parachute that was designed by Herbert Hofbauer and produced by Sun Flightcraft of Innsbruck Now out of production when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready to fly 1 Air ChopperRole Powered parachuteNational origin AustriaManufacturer Sun FlightcraftDesigner Herbert HofbauerStatus Production completed 2015 Produced circa 2003 2008The aircraft was introduced before 2003 and production ended in about 2008 when the model was discontinued The company no longer manufactures powered parachutes 2 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications Air Chopper 3 References 4 External linksDesign and development editThe Air Chopper was designed to comply 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 376 kg 829 lb It employs a 51 m2 550 sq ft Cruiser 26 Elan rectangular canopy or optionally a Chiron Sycon Aircraft elliptical parachute style wing Features include two seats in tandem accommodation with dual throttles tricycle landing gear and a single 64 hp 48 kW Rotax 582 engine in pusher configuration with a 2 62 1 E gearbox driving a contra rotating Coax P aircraft propeller to eliminate torque effects 1 3 The aircraft carriage is built from bolted 6082 T6 aluminium tubing with 7075 T6 aluminium hardware plus steel bolts In flight steering is accomplished via foot pedals that actuate the canopy brakes creating roll and yaw On the ground the aircraft has handlebar controlled nosewheel steering similar to a motorcycle The main landing gear incorporates fibreglass spring rod suspension Factory options included balloon tires leather seats a front wheel brake front headlight side panniers and dual control canopy steering 1 3 The aircraft has an empty weight of 156 kg 344 lb and a gross weight of 376 kg 829 lb giving a useful load of 220 kg 485 lb With full fuel of 37 litres 8 1 imp gal 9 8 US gal the payload for crew and baggage is 194 kg 428 lb 1 Specifications Air Chopper editData from Bertrand 1 and manufacturer 3 General characteristicsCrew one Capacity one passenger Wing area 51 m2 550 sq ft Empty weight 156 kg 344 lb Gross weight 376 kg 829 lb Fuel capacity 37 litres 8 1 imp gal 9 8 US gal Powerplant 1 Rotax 582 twin cylinder two stroke liquid cooled aircraft engine fitted with a 2 62 1 E gearbox 48 kW 64 hp Propellers 2 bladed Coax P 2 X two bladed contra rotating propellerPerformance Maximum speed 55 km h 34 mph 30 kn Rate of climb 4 5 m s 890 ft min Wing loading 7 37 kg m2 1 51 lb sq ft References edit a b c d e Bertrand Noel Rene Coulon et al World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003 04 page 87 Pagefast Ltd Lancaster UK 2003 ISSN 1368 485X Sun Flightcraft Internet Archive Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 September 2015 a b c Sunflightcraft Paraplanes Airchopper sunflightcraft com Retrieved 3 September 2015 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sun Flightcraft Air Chopper amp oldid 1126752208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
