Pegasus Aviation AX2000 / AX3
Publicly owned Pegasus Aviation bought the rights to the French edition of a highly modified Weedhopper. Some of these alterations were completed to bring the machine to a contemporary description. Others were done srictly to meet the demands of British certification under BCAR-S.
The AX2000 (previously known as the AX-3, for 3 axis) is now a fully enclosed, conventional three axis machine.
H-Power introduced the AX2000 to the US at Oshkosh 1997.
In 1998 the Rotax 582 powered version cost £17,619.
Engine: HKS 700, 60 hp
Wing span: 10.3 m
Wing area: 15.6 sq.m
MAUW: 390 kg
Empty weight: 202 kg
Fuel capacity: 64 lt
Max speed: 145 kph
Cruise speed: 105 kph
Minimum speed: 50 kph
Climb rate: 3 m/s
Seats: 2
Fuel consumption: 7.5 lt/hr
Certification: BCAR S
