Sunward Aurora
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| Role | Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Sunward Aircraft |
| Status | Under development (2011) |
| Number built | Prototypes only |
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The Sunward Aurora is a Chinese light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Sunward Aircraft, a division of Hunan Science and Technologies Co Ltd, an industrial machine manufacturer located in the Lu Gu High Technology Development Zone. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]
Design and development
The Aurora was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft's 8.6 m (28.2 ft) span wing has a rectangular planform and employs flaps. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.[1]
The Chinese authorities have granted the company permission to produce the aircraft.[1]
Bayerl et al. note that the Aurora closely resembles the Fly Synthesis Texan, but that the manufacturer claims the Aurora is an original design.[1]
As of December 2013, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.[2]
Specifications (version)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
- Empty weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
- Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
Performance
- Cruising speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 78. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (11 December 2013). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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