JMB VL-3 Sprint
| VL-3 Sprint | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Ultralight aircraft |
| National origin | Czech Republic |
| Manufacturer | Aveko JMB Aircraft |
| Status | In production |
| Variants | Gobosh 800XP |
The Aveko VL-3 Sprint also called the VL-3 Evolution is a Czech ultralight aircraft, designed and initially produced by Aveko of Brno. The design is now produced by JMB Aircraft of Choceň. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2][3]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from composites. Its 8.44 m (27.7 ft) span wing has a small wing area of 9.77 m2 (105.2 sq ft). The standard engine is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.[1][2]
A fixed gear version with a larger wing span and area as well as a higher gross weight was developed for the US light-sport aircraft category and is marketed as the Gobosh 800XP.[1][2]
Operational history
A VL-3 set a world two-seat ultralight class record of 274.78 km/h (170.74 mph) in 2005.[1][2]
Variants
- VL-3 FG
- Fixed landing gear model[1]
- VL-3 RG
- Retractable landing gear model[1]
- VL-3C-1
- Model with fixed landing gear and a slower wing and 600 kg (1,323 lb) take-off weight for the light-sport aircraft category.[2]
Specifications (VL-3 Sprint)
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Data from Bayerl and JMB Aircraft[1][4]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 6.24 m (20 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 8.44 m (27 ft 8 in)
- Height: 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 9.77 m2 (105.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
- Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 90 to 120 litres (20 to 26 imp gal; 24 to 32 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 292 km/h (181 mph, 158 kn)
- Cruise speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
- Stall speed: 53 km/h (33 mph, 29 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 305 km/h (190 mph, 165 kn)
- Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b c d e f Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 64. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ JMB Aircraft (n.d.). "Contact". Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ JMB Aircraft (n.d.). "VL-3 World's Fastest Ultralight Aircraft". Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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