| Adventure S | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight trikeType of aircraft |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Trike Icaros |
| Status | In production (2013) |
The Trike Icaros Adventure S is a Brazilian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Trike Icaros of São Paulo. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
Design and development
The aircraft 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 420 kg (926 lb). It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with a cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration. The landing lights are mounted in the wheel pants.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its single surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10 m (32.8 ft) span Trike Icaros Millenium wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The seat assembly tilts and has an under-seat baggage compartment. The powerplant is a four-cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of 180 kg (397 lb) and a gross weight of 420 kg (926 lb), giving a useful load of 240 kg (529 lb). With full fuel of 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) the payload is 204 kg (450 lb).
A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the Trike Icaros Omega beginner wing and the high-performance Trike Icaros Xtra.
Specifications (Adventure S with Millenium wing)
Data from Bayerl
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 16 m (170 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 180 kg (397 lb)
- Gross weight: 420 kg (926 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
- Cruise speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
- Stall speed: 52 km/h (32 mph, 28 kn)
- Wing loading: 26.25 kg/m (5.38 lb/sq ft)
References
- ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 223. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X