Aero & Tech Nexth

Nexth
Nexth prototype
Role European FAI microlight class and light-sport aircraft[1]
National origin Italy[1]
Manufacturer Aero & Tech[1]
Designer Morelli Luca[2]
First flight 2011[2]
Introduction 2011[1]
Status In production[2]
Unit cost
60,000 (forecast price in 2011)[1]

The Aero & Tech Nexth (or sometimes Next-H[2]) is an Italian ultralight aircraft designed by Morelli Luca[2] and produced by Aero & Tech of Fossato di Vico. Introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2011, the aircraft is intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft.[1]

Design and development

The Nexth complies with the LTF UL[3] and Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules.[1] A later version will comply with US light-sport aircraft rules.[1]

The design features a cantilever mid-wing, two seats in side-by-side configuration, retractable tricycle landing gear made from titanium and a single 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS or 912 IS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke engine in tractor configuration. Cockpit access is by two gull wing doors hinged at the top.[1] The aircraft was designed to meet aerobatic category requirements, including +9 and -4.5 g.[4]

The aircraft fuselage is an aluminum sheet covered steel space frame, based on Formula One racing construction techniques. Its 7.90 m (25.9 ft) span wing employs winglets and flaps. Fuel is carried in a single fuselage tank and totals 130 litres (29 imp gal; 34 US gal), giving a range of over 1,700 km (1,056 mi).[1]

Marino Boric, writing in the World Directory of Leisure Aviation notes that the Nexth fuselage is an unusual multi-faceted shape reminiscent of stealth fighter design. The prototype was painted black, which adds to the resemblance.[1]

Specifications (Nexth)

Data from Bayerl and Aero & Tech[1][4]

General characteristics

Performance


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 12. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Vola il NEXT-H Biposto di Aero & Tech, Volare magazine n° 10, March 2012, (page needed)
  3. Volo Sportivo magazine (Author, edition, article title, page needed)
  4. 1 2 Aero & Tech (2011). "Why Nexth?". Retrieved 28 January 2015.

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