A single-seat partially enclosed autogyro, Sport Copter’s composite seats conform to the pilot’s shape, including the head, provide comfort as well as crucial support. Independent toe-operated hydraulic disc brakes are standard on all models. Its unique nose-wheel suspension operates independently from the rudder to make for smooth takeoffs and landings in crosswinds. Vortex reaches 100 mph with a 67-hp engine and has seating for one with a useful load of 460 pounds. Kits for the Vortex in 2001: US$20,400
Standard: semi-enclosure, folding rotor mast, pre-rotator, independent hydraulic disc brakes, new rotor head and roto-control Cyber Seat, nosewheel and main gear suspension.
Engine: Rotax 582, 67 hp Rotor Blades: 25′ Sport Rotors Height: 8.3 ft Length: 12 ft Disk span: 25 ft Disk area: 490.8 sq.ft Width: 7’4″ Empty wt: 350 lbs Gross wt: 760 lbs Fuel cap: 10 USG Max speed: 100 mph Cruise speed: 80 mph Range: 170 sm ROC: 1200 fpm Take-off dist: 50 ft Landing dist: 0-10 ft Service ceiling: 13,000 ft Seats: 1
Full Body Enclosure including Fire Wall w/ two removable doors, Heavy Duty Engine Mounts, Mechanical Prerotator System, 8.5” X 31’ Sport Rotors Rotor System w/ Adjustable Pitch , Rotor Brake, Independent Hydraulic Disc Brakes, toe actuated, Roto-Control System, Cyber Seats w/ Adjustable Seat Backs and Adjustable Lumbar.
Heavy Duty Suspension, rate sensing shocks w/ springs (11” of travel!), Nosewheel, full castering with suspension (offering self alignment), Spun Aluminum Wheels, strong lightweight wheels, Customized 27 Gal. Aluminum Fuel Cell, Landing Lights (2), Cockpit Interior Lighting.
The “Quick Build “, High Performance Kit: offers a pre-fabricated, one piece cabin, so that no gluing is required to assemble the Kit. The cost is $59,995.00 in 2009 (less engine and prop package).
Originally marketed as the Vanvraft Lightning, the Lightning comes with most of the Vortex components. The all triangulated airframe is built of large-diameter aluminum tubing, with a truly remarkable suspension system and the finest control system in the industry (Roto-Control) We have designed a new composite seat to ensure unparalleled pilot comfort and crashworthiness. Up-grading to a partial enclosure is easy. The new shock mounted rotorhead and independent toe-operated hydraulic disc brakes are standard.
A step-by-step video is included with the assembly manual. The instructions and components are so complete it requires only 40 – 60 hours to bolt together using basic hand tools. The Lightning uses a Rotax 503 with oil injection, and a 2.58-to-1 reduction gear box delivering 52 horsepower.
A unique feature on both the Vortex and Lightning is float capability The Lightning must be equipped as an experimental model with a 67-hp engine for this feature, but it typically operates as an ultralight with a 50-hp Rotax 503. Top speed is 63 mph with the ultralight or 80 mph with the experimental. Conforming composite seats, nosewheel suspension and independent disc brakes also come on the Lightning. Kits for the Lightning in 2001: $15,300
Engine: 50 hp Rotax 503 or 76 hp Rotax 582. Prop: 60” x 32” GSC wood fixed pitch or Warp Drive 64” ground adjustable. Rotor blades: 23-25’ x 7” Sport Rotors or 23-25’ x 8” Sky Wheels.
Standard: brakes suspension, new-design rotor head, Cyber Seat, independent nose wheel suspension and main gear suspension. Can be operated as ultralight or experimental. Options: prerotator, semi-enclosure, floats, instrumentation, folding mast. Info package $12, video $13, both $25. Kit: $15,300 in 2009.
Engine: Rotax 503, 46 hp Rotor Blades: 23′ Sport Rotors Disk span: 23 ft Disk area: 415.4 sq.ft Vne: 80 mph Max speed: 63 mph Cruise speed: 55 mph Range: 90 sm ROC: 1000 fpm Sustained Climb: 500 fpm Fuel cap: 5 USG Empty wt: 252 lbs Gross wt: 600 lb Height: 8 ft Length: 11 ft Width: 6 ft 1.75 in Seats: 1
Designed by Rene Fournier and Egon Scheibe, Sportavia built the SFS 31 Milan, a single seat development of the Fournier RF4D with a sailplane wing of the Scheibe SF-27M motorglider and a feathering prop. The Milan’s designation is formed by adding together the manufacturers’ initial letters and the numbers in the designations of these two aircraft.
Like all of Rene Fournier’s designs, it had a big bubble canopy. It has spoilers for approach control and outrigger wheels and a steerable tailwheel to aid in taxiing. The cantilever wings are low-set instead of in the shoulder position of the SF-27M and Zugvogel V, with 4° dihedral from the roots, and are wooden structures with a pine box spar and plywood ribs covered with birch plywood and fabric; Schempp-Hirth glassfibre/metal air brakes are fitted in the upper surfaces. The SF-27M’s wings were made stronger than those of the unpowered SF-27 Zugvogel V, and it is powered by a 26hp Hirth Solo vertically-opposed four-cylinder engine. The Milan’s powerplant is a 39hp Rectimo (converted Volkswagen) 4 AR 1200 ‘flat four’ engine in a conventional tractor installation, driving a Hoffman two-blade fixed-pitch or fully-feathering wooden propeller, of 4ft 4in of 4ft 5.5in diameter respectively. The single fuel tank in the fuselage has a capacity of 7.7 Imp gallons. The landing gear is similar to the RF4D’s, but with spring-assisted retraction of the main wheel.
The Milan prototype, D-KORO, made its first flight on 31 August 1969. The SFS 31 was produced jointly by Sportavia and Scheibe.
Milan SFS-31 Engine: 29kW / 39 bhp Rectimo 4AR 1200 Wing span: 15 m / 49 ft 2.5 in Wing area: 12 sq.m / 129 sq.ft Aspect ratio: 18.6 Airfoil: Wortmann Length: 19 ft 10.25 in Height: 5 ft 1.75 in Empty Weight: 310 kg / 682 lb Payload: 130 kg / 286 lb Gross Weight: 440 kg / 968 lb Wing Load: 36.67 kg/sq.m / 7.5 lb/sq.ft Max cruising speed: 112 mph at sea level L/DMax: 29 95 kph / 51 kt / 59 mph MinSink: 0.82 m/s / 2.7 fps / 1.60 Take-off run: 690ft Range with max fuel: 415 miles Structure: wood Seats: 1 No. Built: 24
The LSA Talons are strut-braced three-axis aircraft with conventional gear and a pusher prop configuration, based on an ultralight style of construction.
Sport Flight Aviation uses CAD/CAM technology to refine and verify its designs while also improving manufacturing processes. CNC machining of Talon components is done in-house, producing Talon aircraft kits.
With the powder-coat option, the only painting required on the Talon is the nose cone. The Talon has only a few welded components, such as the elevator interlink, torque tube, and fuel tank. All welding is done at the factory.
XP
The range of the Talon varies depending on the model, engine used, loading, and fuel capacity. The TalonXP equipped with the standard 11.75 gallon welded aluminum fuel tank and Rotax 582 C drive, with 70 inch 3-blade prop can fly for at least 2.5 hours at 68mph. A TalonXP equipped the same, but with the HKS 700E 60hp four-stroke engine, can stay aloft for over three hours with a reasonable reserve. The single seat Magnum and Typhoon can accept an optional 22 gallon welded aluminum fuel tank.
The two-seat TalonXP has an empty weight of 479lbs and a gross weight of 950lbs. With the NorthSlope package installed, the useful payload can be increased to 570lbs. The TalonXP with a Rotax 582 engine can fly at 90mph in level flight. The Talon cruises between 62 and 85mph, depending on the model and engine installation. A typical TalonXP equipped with a Rotax 582 engine cruises at about 70mph. The single seat Magnum and Typhoon comparably equipped will cruise at 76-80mph.
All Talons are equipped with 3-position flaps; 10, 22, and 35 degree positions. Set in the 35 degree position, The TalonXP can comfortably fly at 40-43mph at low power settings. The stall takes place at 33-38mph.
The main boom is 5in. OD x .065in. wall 6061-T6 seamless drawn aluminum tubing. This tube is sleeved at hard points, such as the landing gear carry-through, for added durability. The skins are .050 6061-T6 mated together with stainless steel rivets, creating a light, strong, box-type structure. The Talon’s gear legs are nickel plated 4130 steel alloy tubing with .120in. wall, heat-treated in a special salt bath for strength and integrity.
All Talons come standard with an Aviation Products 5in. break-away full swivel steerable tail wheel.
All Talon models include a built-in curved instrument panel, 3-point shoulder harness, 8-inch spun aluminum welded wheels, streamlined aluminum struts, padded configurable seats, 3-axis control, AN aircraft hardware throughout (included with kit), welded aluminum fuel tank with 11.75 US gallon capacity, tinted polycarbonate windshield, differential ailerons, stainless steel control and structural cables, Mil-spec control pulleys, engine mount with 6 rubber isolators, and preformed wing ribs (XP and Super Magnum: 40 total, Magnum: 36 total)
Talon Magnum Engine: HKS 700E, 61 hp HP range: 40-70 Length: 21.6 ft Wing span: 26 ft 3 in Wing area: 138 sq.ft Cruise: 80 mph Stall: 38 mph Range: 230 sm Rate of climb: 1000 fpm Takeoff dist: 175 ft Empty weight: 437 lb Gross weight: 735 lb Fuel capacity: 11.75 USG Landing dist: 225 ft Seats: 1 Cockpit width: 24 in Landing gear: tailwheel LSA: yes
Talon XP Engine: HKS 700E, 61 hp HP range: 40-80 Length: 21.6 ft Wing span: 28.5 ft Wing area: 148 sq.ft Empty weight: 535 lb Gross weight: 1050 lb Fuel capacity: 11.75 USG Cruise: 72 mph Stall: 41 mph Range: 230 sm Rate of climb: 900 fpm Takeoff dist: 250 ft Landing dist: 250 ft Seats: 2 tandem Cockpit width: 24 in Landing gear: tailwheel LSA: yes
The first design of brothers Franz and Josef Spiller in Graz, Austria. It was exhibited in Graz in June 1910 before tests on the Graz flying field Thalerhof. The engine was a 50 hp Austro-Daimler automobile motor similar with that which Etrich also had no joy in Spring 1910 (before Ferdinand Porsche designed an aero engine of it). The Spillers later that year changed to a Puch aero engine, also built in Graz. Details of their achievements are almost undocumented, but they were experimenting at Thalerhof at least until 1912, with more or less success.
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