Aveko VL-3 Sprint

VL-3 Sprint
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin Czech Republic
Manufacturer Aveko
JMB Aircraft
Status In production
Unit cost
78,300 (RG model, assembled, 2011)
Variants Gobosh 800XP

The Aveko VL-3 Sprint also called the VL-3 Evolution is a Czech ultralight aircraft, designed and initially produced by Aveko of Brno. The design is now produced by JMB Aircraft of Choceň. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The aircraft is made from composites. Its 8.44 m (27.7 ft) span wing has a small wing area of 9.77 m2 (105.2 sq ft). The standard engine is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.[1]

A fixed gear version with a larger wing span and area as well as a higher gross weight was developed for the US light-sport aircraft category and is marketed as the Gobosh 800XP.[1]

Operational history

A VL-3 set a world two-seat ultralight class record of 274.78 km/h (170.74 mph) in 2005.[1]

Variants

VL-3 FG
Fixed landing gear model[1]
VL-3 RG
Retractable landing gear model[1]

Specifications (VL-3 Sprint)

Aveko VL-3 Sprint

Data from Bayerl and JMB Aircraft[1][3]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. JMB Aircraft (n.d.). "Contact". Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. JMB Aircraft (n.d.). "VL-3 World's Fastest Ultralight Aircraft". Retrieved 9 May 2012.

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