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GR 912 & Sport 2000
GR 912 model
Role Light-sport aircraftType of aircraft
National origin Australia
Manufacturer Australian Lightwing
Introduction 1986
Status In production

The Australian Lightwing GR 912 and Sport 2000 are a family of Australian light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Australian Lightwing and introduced in 1986. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

Design and development

The aircraft series feature a strut-braced high-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.

The aircraft is made with a welded steel fuselage covered in a combination of fibreglass and doped aircraft fabric. Its 9.50 m (31.2 ft) span wing is made with an aluminum frame and partially covered in aluminum sheet and doped fabric. Standard engines available are the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke, the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL, the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant and automotive conversions. The cockpit width is 106 cm (42 in).

Variants

Australian LightWing GR 532
GR 532
Initial version with Rotax 532 powerplant
GR 582
Version with Rotax 582 powerplant
GR 912
Tail wheel-equipped version
Sport 2000
Nose-wheel equipped version

Specifications (GR 912)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2007–2008

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 5.68 m (18 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 15.35 m (165.2 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 295 kg (650 lb)
  • Gross weight: 544 kg (1,199 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 60 L (16 US gal; 13 imp gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 73.5 kW (98.6 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 176 km/h (109 mph, 95 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 148 km/h (92 mph, 80 kn)
  • Stall speed: 74 km/h (46 mph, 40 kn)
  • Range: 400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi)
  • Rate of climb: 4.1 m/s (800 ft/min)

References

  1. ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 31. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Jackson 2007, p. 8
  • Jackson, Paul, ed. (2007). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2007–2008. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK. ISBN 978-0-7106-2792-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

Australian Lightwing aircraft
Light aircraft
Light-sport aircraft
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