Vidor Asso X Jewel

The Asso X Jewel is an all - wood, low wing, single engine, two tandem seats ultralight aircraft, designed by Italian designer Giuseppe Vidor.

This aircraft is one of his many wooden designs, like the Asso V Champion, Asso IV Whisky and Asso VI Junior. The aircraft kit/plans are specified for the Rotax 912,^[1] but it is also one of the very few aircraft reported to be using the Sauer S 2100 ULT engine.^[2]

Variants

Millennium Master

A composite airplane, evolved from the Asso X Jewel.

Specifications

Data from Light airplanes directory^[3]

General characteristics

• Capacity: 2
• Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)
• Height: 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 9.6 m² (103 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 282.5 kg (623 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
• Propellers: 2-bladed with ground-adjustable pitch

Performance

• Maximum speed: 300 km/h (186 mph; 162 kn)
• Cruising speed: 286 km/h (178 mph; 154 kn)
• Stall speed: 64 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 330 km/h (205 mph; 178 kn)
• Range: 1,300 km (808 mi; 702 nmi)
• Wing loading: 47 kg/m² (9.6 lb/sq ft)

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