A low tapered wing equipped with slotted flaps and retractable tailwheel undercarriage.
Top speed: 162 mph
Cruise: 143 mph
Stall: 35 mph
Range: 500 nm
Rate of climb: 960 fpm
Takeoff dist: 330 ft
Landing dist: 330 ft
Service ceiling: 12,000 ft
Engine: Continental C-90, 90 hp
HP range: 65-110
Fuel capacity: 17 USG
Empty weight: 750 lb
Gross weight: 1250 lb
Height: 5.5 ft
Length: 18 ft
Wing span: 27 ft
Wing area: 111 sq.ft
Seats: 2
Landing gear: retractable tailwheel
The Champion V is a side by side two seat, low wing aircraft designed by Giuseppe Vidor. Construction materials are wood & fabric. And the landing gear can be built in fixed trigear or retractable trigear configurations.
2009 Complete set of plans $400 (US$)
The Asso V Champion was built by Alpi Aviation with composite skin panels as the Pioneer 300.
Undercarriage: Fixed
Engine: Limbach 2000, 80 hp
Wing Span 27.3 ft.
Wing Area 120 sq. ft.
Length 20 ft.
Gross Weight 993 lbs.
Fuel 78 lbs.
G Loads (Ultimate) +5.7, -2.67
Horsepower Range 75 to 100
Empty Weight: 595 to 604 lbs.
Max Speed: 130 mph.
Cruise 75% Power: 107 mph.
Cruise 90% Power: 115 mph.
Stall Speed: 40 mph.
V.N.E: 160 mph.
R.O.C: 800 ft./min.
Take-Off Distance: 425 ft.
Landing Distance: 330 ft.
Range: 425 miles
Maneuvering Speed: 95 miles
Max Speed With Flaps: 70 mph.
Undercarriage: Retractable
Engine: Limbach 2000, 80 hp
Wing Span 27.3 ft.
Wing span: 27.3 ft
Wing Area 120 sq. ft.
Length: 20 ft.
Height: 7 ft
Gross Weight 1058 lbs.
Fuel 13 USG / 78 lbs.
G Loads (Ultimate) +5.7, -2.67
Horsepower Range 75 to 100
Empty Weight 617 lbs.
Max Speed: 140 mph
Cruise 75% Power: 103 kt / 118 mph / 190 kmh
Cruise 90% Power: 127 mph.
Stall Speed: 34 kt / 39 mph / 63 kmh
V.N.E: 139 kt / 160 mph / 258 kmh
R.O.C: 800 ft/min / 4 m/s
Take-Off Distance: 425 ft.
Landing Distance: 330 ft.
Range: 425 miles
Maneuvering Speed: 105 miles
Max Speed With Flaps: 70 mph.
Service ceiling: 12,000 ft
Seats: 2
2009 Price: 66000 EURO
Vidor Guiseppe Asso V
Engine: Rotax 912, 80 hp
Wing span: 8.3 m
Wing area: 11 sq.m
MAUW: 450 kg
Empty weight: 275 kg
Fuel capacity: 55 lt
Max speed: 245 kph
Cruise speed: 225 kph
Minimum speed: 62 kph
Climb rate: 4.5 m/s
Seats: 2
Fuel consumption: 13 lt/hr
Plan price (1998): 800 000 L
Kit price (1998): 12 172 000 L
A wood and fabric design by Giuseppe Vidor. The side by side two seater is capable of modest aerobatics.
Top speed: 125 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Stall: 38 mph
Range: 375 nm
Rate of climb: 600 fpm
Takeoff dist: 350 ft
Landing dist: 400 ft
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft
Engine: Limbach, 62 hp
HP range: 50-65
Fuel capacity: 15 USG
Empty weight: 530 lb
Gross weight: 950 lb
Height: 5.9 ft
Length: 20 ft
Wing span: 28.6 ft
Wing area: 123.7 sq.ft
Seats: 2
Landing gear: retractable nose wheel
Vidor Guiseppe Asso IV Wisky
Engine: Sterpha, 85 hp
Wing span: 8.1 m
Wing area: 11.2 sq.m
MAUW: 450 kg
Empty weight: 285 kg
Fuel capacity: 50 lt
Max speed: 245 kph
Cruise speed: 225 kph
Minimum speed: 63 kph
Climb rate: 5 m/s
Seats: 2
Fuel consumption: 12 lt/hr
Plan price (1998): $450
Kit price (1998): 15 000 000 L
Equipped with folding wings. Wood and fabric construction.
Top speed: 150 mph
Cruise: 120 mph
Stall: 52 mph
Range: 750 nm
Rate of climb: 700 fpm
Takeoff dist: 600 ft
Landing dist: 600 ft
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft
Engine: Lycoming O-235, 108 hp
HP range: 85-125
Fuel capacity: 30 USG
Empty weight: 1035 lb
Gross weight: 1600 lb
Height: 9 ft
Length: 23 ft
Wing span: 25 ft
Wing area: 108 sq.ft
Seats: 2
Landing gear: nose or tail wheel
S. Littner
2001: 432 Hamel, Saint-Eustache, QC J7P 4M3, Canada.
LSA builder
Trans-continental record holder.
Info package: $5 Video: $10 Postage $2.00
Pre-Welded Airframe: $3,500 Plans: $175 in 2009
Two-seat enclosed tractor autogyro
Engines: Hirth F-30 110 hp; Rotax; 912S-100 hp, 914-115 hp; Rotec Radial 110hp
Propeller: Warp Drive, Prince, Sterba 76″
Rotor Blades: 27′-29′ Dragon Wings
Specifications:
Min Speed 20 mph
Cruise 70 mph
Top Speed 90 mph
Empty Weight 450-600 lbs
Useful Load 500 lbs
Gross Weight 1,100 lbs
Width 7′
Height 9′
Length 16′ – LW-5, 18′ – LW-4
Seating is tandem (solo from rear).
Main Rotor: 23 to 27 feet
Blade Chord: 7 inches
Length Overall: (rotor turning) 23-27 feet
Length of Aircraft without Rotor installed: 18 feet (16 feet, short-versions)
Wheel Track: 7 feet
Wheel Base: 13 feet – (11.5 feet, short-versions)
Landing Gear: Conventional (tailgear)
Overall Height: 8.5 feet
Cabin Width: 26 inches
Cabin Height: 42 inches
Cabin Length: 75 inches (2-place)
Baggage: Small shelf aft seat(s) 10 lbs. max.
Rotor Disc Area: 415 Sq. feet (23 ft.) / 573 Sq. feet (27 ft.)
Disc Loading (@ gross wt.): 1.9 lb./sq.ft., 2-place (27 ft.)
Tailplane Area:
Vertical Fin: 4.52 Sq. feet
Tip Shields: (2) 1.59 Sq. feet each
Rudder: 3.3 Sq. feet
Rotor/horizontal tail volume ratio: 22% for long frame / 14.9% for short frame.
Empty Weight: 451 lbs. w/ Hirth F-30 (two-stroke powered) / 520 lbs. w/ Rotax 914 (four-stroke powered)
Gross Weight: 1100 lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 13.5 US gal.
Cruise Speed: 65 – 75 mph
Minimum Speed: 15 – 20 mph
Landing Speed: 10 – 15 mph
Takeoff distance: 100-750 ft
Landing Roll: 0-25 ft.
Two-Place seating: Tandem, solo from rear seat w/ fully dual controls.
Construction: Welded SAE 4130 steel tubing, Dacron fabric covering.
A single seat enclosed tractor gyrocopter.
Top speed: 80 mph
Cruise: 60 mph
Range: 100 sm
Rate of climb: 1000 fpm
Takeoff dist: 200 ft
Landing dist: 50 ft
Engine: 2si, 70 hp
hp range: 50-100
Fuel capacity: 10 USG
Empty weight: 450 lb
Gross weight: 750 lb
Height: 8.5 ft
Length: 18 ft
Disk span: 23 ft
Disk area: 415 sq.ft
Seats: 1
E Model
Engine: 70 hp TEC 4 cycle.
Prop: Pop’s Props 62×28.
Min speed: 15 mph.
Cruise: 70 mph.
Top speed: 85 mph.
Empty wt: 300-350 lbs.
Useful load: 300 lbs.
Gross wt: 650 lbs.
Width: 7’.
Height: 8’6”.
Length: 16’6”.
U Model
Engine: 72 hp McCulloch.
HP range: 50-100.
Prop: Tennessee 52×26.
Speed max: 70 mph.
Cruise: 55 mph.
Range: 50 sm.
ROC: 1000 fpm.
Take-off dist: 200 ft.
Landing dist: 50 ft.
Fuel cap: 5 USG.
Weight empty: 251 lbs.
Gross: 551 lbs.
Height: 8.5 ft.
Length: 18 ft.
Disk span: 23 ft.
Disk area: 411.8 sq.ft.
Seats: 1.
Landing gear: nose wheel.
Top speed: 90 mph
Cruise: 75 mph
Range: 150 sm
Rate of climb: 600 fpm
Takeoff dist: 300 ft
Landing dist: 10-20 ft
Engine: Hirth F-30, 110 hp
hp range: 90-150
Fuel capacity: 12 USG
Empty weight: 12 lb
Gross weight: 450 lb
Disk span: 28 ft
Disk area: 615.7 sq.ft
Seats: 2
Main Rotor: 23 to 27 feet
Blade Chord: 7 inches
Length Overall: (rotor turning) 23-27 feet
Length of Aircraft without Rotor installed: 18 feet (16 feet, short-versions)
Wheel Track: 7 feet
Wheel Base: 13 feet – (11.5 feet, short-versions)
Landing Gear: Conventional (tailgear)
Overall Height: 8.5 feet
Cabin Width: 26 inches
Cabin Height: 42 inches
Cabin Length: 75 inches (2-place)
Baggage: Small shelf aft seat(s) 10 lbs. max.
Rotor Disc Area: 415 Sq. feet (23 ft.) / 573 Sq. feet (27 ft.)
Disc Loading (@ gross wt.): 1.9 lb./sq.ft., 2-place (27 ft.)
Tailplane Area:
Vertical Fin: 4.52 Sq. feet
Tip Shields: (2) 1.59 Sq. feet each
Rudder: 3.3 Sq. feet
Rotor/horizontal tail volume ratio: 22% for long frame / 14.9% for short frame.
Empty Weight: 451 lbs. w/ Hirth F-30 (two-stroke powered) / 520 lbs. w/ Rotax 914 (four-stroke powered)
Gross Weight: 1100 lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 13.5 US gal.
Cruise Speed: 65 – 75 mph
Minimum Speed: 15 – 20 mph
Landing Speed: 10 – 15 mph
Takeoff distance: 100-750 ft
Landing Roll: 0-25 ft.
Two-Place seating: Tandem, solo from rear seat w/ fully dual controls.
Construction: Welded SAE 4130 steel tubing, Dacron fabric covering.
First flown in April 1995.
Top speed: 63 mph
Cruise: 60 mph
Range: 50 sm
Rate of climb: 800 fpm
Takeoff dist: 200 ft
Landing dist: 0-10 ft
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft
Engine: 2si, 45 hp
hp range: 40-70
Fuel capacity: 5 USG
Empty weight: 251 lb
Gross weight: 550 lb
Height: 8.5 ft
Length: 16 ft
Disk span: 23 ft
Disk area: 415 sq.ft
Seats: 1
Undercarriage: tailwheel
After the LW-3, the next logical step was to develop a two-place version. The prototype, based on the LW-2 and LW-3 single-place models, is a shortened version of all models. The original fuselage was designed for using an elevator for longitudinal control and, therefore, was built longer to provide ample control power at all flight speeds. With the direct (full tilting head) control, the full length fuselage isn’t required and the shorter version will be much less likely to receive damage to the tail from a rotor blade during ground operation. The horizontal tail area has been increased accordingly. Plans were available for this version. The prototype two-place, short-version, has been test flown and should be in a cosmetically completed state by early fall, 2000. It features a Rotax 914 turbo-charged engine of 115 hp. It is very smooth and very quiet.
Main Rotor: 23 to 27 feet
Blade Chord: 7 inches
Length Overall: (rotor turning) 23-27 feet
Length of Aircraft without Rotor installed: 18 feet (16 feet, short-versions)
Wheel Track: 7 feet
Wheel Base: 13 feet – (11.5 feet, short-versions)
Landing Gear: Conventional (tailgear)
Overall Height: 8.5 feet
Cabin Width: 26 inches
Cabin Height: 42 inches
Cabin Length: 75 inches (2-place)
Baggage: Small shelf aft seat(s) 10 lbs. max.
Rotor Disc Area: 415 Sq. feet (23 ft.) / 573 Sq. feet (27 ft.)
Disc Loading (@ gross wt.): 1.9 lb./sq.ft., 2-place (27 ft.)
Tailplane Area:
Vertical Fin: 4.52 Sq. feet
Tip Shields: (2) 1.59 Sq. feet each
Rudder: 3.3 Sq. feet
Rotor/horizontal tail volume ratio: 22% for long frame / 14.9% for short frame.
Empty Weight: (Two-Place) 451 lbs. w/ Hirth F-30 (two-stroke powered) / 520 lbs. w/ Rotax 914 (four-stroke powered)
Gross Weight: 1100 lbs. 2-Place.
Fuel Capacity: 13.5 US gal. (2-place)
Cruise Speed: 65 – 75 mph
Minimum Speed: 15 – 20 mph
Landing Speed: 10 – 15 mph
Takeoff distance: 100-750 ft
Landing Roll: 0-25 ft.
Rate of Climb: Varies with powerplant, density altitude and weight.
Two-Place seating: Tandem, solo from rear seat w/ fully dual controls.
Construction: Welded SAE 4130 steel tubing, Dacron fabric covering.
