Vickers Aircraft Wave

The Vickers Aircraft Company Wave is a two-seat amphibious aircraft, currently under development by the Vickers Aircraft Company of Hamilton, New Zealand. It was introduced at the Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida in 2014.^[1]^[2]

Design and development

The Wave is a two-seat, side-by-side configuration, high wing amphibious aircraft. The fuselage and wings are constructed from a combination of aluminum and carbon fibre composite materials. An automatic folding wing mechanism and ballistic parachute are planned to be integrated.^[2]^[3]

The standard engine is the 180 hp (134 kW) Continental Titan 340 four-stroke powerplant, mounted in a pusher configuration.^[2]

The aircraft is intended for the US light-sport aircraft category.^[2]

Data from AVWeb and Tacke^[3]^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 1 passenger
Length: 24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)
Wingspan: 30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)
Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Wing area: 149.3 sq ft (13.87 m²)
Empty weight: 928 lb (421 kg)
Gross weight: 1,430 lb (649 kg)
Fuel capacity: 50 U.S. gallons (190 L; 42 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental Titan 340 horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine, 180 hp (130 kW)
Propellers: 3-bladed Catto

Performance

↑ "What's Happening in 2015". AOPA Pilot: 32.
1 2 3 4 5 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 87. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
1 2 "Another LSA Amphibian Unveiled". Retrieved 1 November 2013.

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