General Aviation Design Bureau T-2 Maverick
| T-2 Maverick | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight trike |
| National origin | Ukraine |
| Manufacturer | General Aviation Design Bureau of Ukraine |
| Introduction | 1995 |
| Status | In production (2011) |
| Produced | 1995-present |
| Unit cost |
€19,000 (2011) |
The General Aviation Design Bureau T-2 Maverick is a Ukrainian ultralight trike, designed and produced by the General Aviation Design Bureau of Ukraine, based in Kiev. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]
Design and development
The T-2 was produced starting in 1995 as a trainer for western markets under subcontract, but is now sold under the General Aviation Design Bureau's own name.[1]
The T-2 Maverick 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 to 540 kg (992 to 1,190 lb) depending on the version. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration open cockpit with two separate cockpit fairings, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft's structure is made from tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10.2 m (33.5 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. Powerplants available are the twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 engine, the liquid-cooled 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine or the four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL engine.[1]
The aircraft has an empty weight of 190 kg (419 lb) and a gross weight of 450 to 540 kg (992 to 1,190 lb) depending on the version, giving a useful load of 260 to 350 kg (573 to 772 lb). With full fuel of 30 litres (6.6 imp gal; 7.9 US gal) the payload is 238 to 328 kg (525 to 723 lb).[1]
Two different wings have been supplied as standard, initially the Maverick 14.7 and, since 2000, the larger Maverick II with a wing area of 16.5 m2 (178 sq ft).[1]
Specifications (T-2 with Maverick II wing)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 16.5 m2 (178 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 190 kg (419 lb)
- Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 30 litres (6.6 imp gal; 7.9 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 48 kW (64 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 km/h (81 mph; 70 kn)
- Cruising speed: 85 km/h (53 mph; 46 kn)
- Stall speed: 55 km/h (34 mph; 30 kn)
- Rate of climb: 4.0 m/s (790 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 27.3 kg/m2 (5.6 lb/sq ft)