Ventura 1200
| Ventura 1200 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight trike |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Ventura |
| Status | Prototypes only |
| Number built | probably only one |
The Ventura 1200 was a proposed French ultralight trike that was designed by Ventura of La Frette, Isère. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft and was announced at Blois 2007. It was shown again at Blois 2011, but it is likely only prototypes were produced before the company went out of business.[1][2]
Design and development
[edit]The Ventura 1200 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with an integral cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]
The prototype's fuselage was made from composites, with its double surface Air Creation iXess wing made from aluminum tubing and covered in Dacron sailcloth. The 10 m (32.8 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 100 hp (75 kW) BMW R1200 motorcycle engine that was specially modified by the French engine specialty company Sodemo Moteurs. The propeller is driven via an in-house developed reduction drive.[1][2]
The prototype has an empty weight of 245 kg (540 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb), giving a useful load of 205 kg (452 lb).[1]
Specifications (Ventura 1200)
[edit]Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 10.0 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 15.0 m2 (161 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 245 kg (540 lb)
- Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × BMW R1200 twin cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke motorcycle engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
- Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
- Rate of climb: 7.5 m/s (1,480 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 30.0 kg/m2 (6.1 lb/sq ft)
