Australian Aircraft Kits Wasp
| Australian Aircraft Kits Wasp | |
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| Role | Ultralight aircraft |
| National origin | Australia |
| Manufacturer | Australian Aircraft Kits |
| Status | In production |
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The Australian Aircraft Kits Wasp is an Australian ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Australian Aircraft Kits. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]
Design and development
Designed for flight training and personal use, the Wasp features a strut-braced shoulder-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from aluminium all-metal construction. Its 8.9 m (29.2 ft) span wing is supported a single strut per side. The standard engine is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.[1]
Construction from the factory kit takes 300 hours.[1]
Specifications (Wasp)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 12.1 m2 (130 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 320 kg (705 lb)
- Gross weight: 544 kg (1,199 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 km/h (112 mph; 97 kn)
- Cruising speed: 155 km/h (96 mph; 84 kn)
- Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn)
- Rate of climb: 5.5 m/s (1,080 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 44.95 kg/m2 (9.21 lb/sq ft)
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