Australian Lightwing SP-2000 Speed
| Australian Lightwing SP-2000 Speed | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | Australia |
| Manufacturer | Australian Lightwing |
| Status | In production |
| Unit cost |
€70,000 (assembled, 2011) |
| Variants | Australian Lightwing SP-4000 Speed |
The Australian Lightwing SP-2000 Speed is an Australian light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Australian Lightwing of Ballina, New South Wales. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]
Design and development
The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing covered in non-structural fibreglass. Its 8.7 m (28.5 ft) span wing is built from 6061-T6 aluminum covered in doped aircraft fabric and fibreglass. Standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS or the 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300 four-stroke powerplants. Cockpit access is via gull-winged doors on both sides. Wheel pants are usually fitted.[1]
The SP-2000 has been accepted by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a light-sport aircraft.[1][2]
Specifications (SP-2000 Speed)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 12.62 m2 (135.8 sq ft)
- Airfoil: NACA 23013
- Empty weight: 395 kg (871 lb)
- Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 120 litres (26 imp gal; 32 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn)
- Cruising speed: 210 km/h (130 mph; 113 kn)
- Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 29. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (10 September 2014). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.