The Aviasouz Cruise is a Russian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Aviasouz of Kazan. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]
| Cruise | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight trike Type of aircraft |
| National origin | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Aviasouz |
| Status | In production (2013) |
The company was formed by former employees of the Tupolev Design Bureau.[2]
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 430 kg (948 lb). It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration open cockpit with a unique fibreglass cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its single surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10 m (32.8 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine, with the four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912 engine optional. The aircraft has an empty weight of 180 kg (397 lb) and a gross weight of 430 kg (948 lb), giving a useful load of 250 kg (551 lb). With full fuel of 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) the payload is 214 kg (472 lb).[1][2]
Data from Bayerl and Bertrand[1][2]
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