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Aerostyle Breezer

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Powered by a modified BMW engine, which has as standard, fuel injection system, favorable mass production technology and no carburetor icing. With a view under the Cowling immediately the clear and low-maintenance installation of the engine as well as the associated aggregates is noticeable.
In 2001 an Aerostyle Breezer was equipped with a Rotax 912 S and certified.

Stall: 35 kt / 40 mph / 64 kmh
Cruise: 108 kt / 124 mph / 200 kmh
VNE: 132 kt / 152 mph / 245 kmh
Empty Weight: 295 kg / 650 lbs
MTOW Weight: 450 kg / 992 lbs
Climb Ratio: 1000 ft/min / 5.1 m/s

Aerostar Festival R40S

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The Festival, manufactured by SC Aerostar S.A. of Romania, is a ready-to-fly, FAA certified, Special Light Sport Aircraft, and has been designed with one idea in mind: To create an affordable airplane which is safe, simple, and easy to inspect, maintain and operate.

Stall: 36 kt / 41 mph / 66 kmh
Cruise: 101 kt / 116 mph / 187 kmh
VNE: 130 kt / 150 mph / 241 kmh
Empty Weight: 388 kg / 855 lbs
MTOW: 599 kg / 1320 lbs
Climb Ratio: 770 ft/min / 4 m/s
Glide Ratio: 1:12
Take-off distance (50ft obstacle): 1246 ft / 380 m
Landing distance (50ft obstacle): 951 ft / 290 m

Aerostar sa         

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Since its establishment in 1953, the company’s name has changed in turn from U.R.A. to I.R.Av, I.Av. and finally Aerostar. It has been a subsidiary of the Ministry of Armed Forces, Air Defence Headquarters, General Industrial Direction of the Army, the Ministry of Machine Building Industry as part of the Central Department for Fine Mechanics and Aeronautical Industry, of Bucharest Aeronautical Group or of the National Centre of the Romanian Aeronautical industry.

Aerostar has provided repair and maintenance services for all the aircraft types used by the Romanian military. The company also developed the IAR-93 twin-engine, tactical ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft, the first fighter aircraft built in Romania after World War II. Upgrade programs for the MiG-21 (MiG-21 LanceR) and MiG-29 were developed by Aerostar in co-operation with Elbit Systems.

The company (based in Bacău, Romania) has produced more than 1800 Yak-52 aircraft, in three versions – IAK-52, IAK-52W and IAK-52TW.

Aerostar upgraded the Romanian Air Force’s MiG-21 LanceR aircraft. This program included the development of upgrade programs for the MiG-21, and MiG-21 bis and also the MiG-29 SNIPER upgrade demonstrator program. A modernization program was also carried out on the YAK-52W and YAK-52TW trainers. The LAROM modernization program upgraded the 40 APRA 122 FMC multiple rocket launchers belonging to the army.

Aerostar developed its own light civil aircraft for aerobatics and sport aviation, including the Festival light-sport aircraft.

The company has engaged in international projects with Elbit Systems, Thales Group (Thomson-CSF), EADS (DaimlerChrysler Aerospace) or Textron Marine & Land Systems.

Aerospool WMD-10 ULL Classic

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Aerospool CZ WMD-10 CLASSIC is a side-by-side, two-seat, braced high-wing plane of composite structure with a load-bearing cage in the central part of the fuselage and a fixed tricycle landing gear, meant for sport and recreational flying under VFR conditions in SLZ category.

The power plant is a four stroke, four cylinder engine ROTAX 912 ULS with a ground adjustable, three blade propeller Woodcomp SR 200. The plane can be fitted with a ballistic rescue system.

ULL aircraft Classic
Engine: Rotax 912 ULS, 73,6 kW at 5800 rpm
Propeller: 1.68 m, three-blade, ground adjustable SR 200
Propeller ground clearance: 250 mm
Wing span: 10,0 m
Wing area: 10,5 sq.m
Aspect ratio: 9,52
Length: 6,3 m
Height: 2,2 m
Empty weight with fixed undercarriage: 280 kg
Empty weight with ballistic rescue system: 305 kg
Maximum take-off weight: 450 kg
Live load: 170 kg
Fuel tanks capacity: 90 litres
Mean camber line: 1,05 m
Aileron length: 1,45 m
Aileron area: 0,36 sq.m
Flap length: 2,50 m
Flap area: 0,81 sq.m
Tailplane span: 2,4 m
Tailplane area: 1,68 sq.m
Fin/rudder height: 1,19 m
Fin/rudder area: 1,02 sq.m
Main undercarriage wheel spacing: 1,75 m
Wheel base: 1,52 m
Main undercarriage wheel dimension: 0,32 m 0,35 m