The Aviation Products Star Trike is a German ultralight trike that was designed by Klaus Wisch and is produced by Aviation Products Ltd of Bitburg.[1]
| Star Trike | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight trike Type of aircraft |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Aviation Products Ltd |
| Designer | Klaus Wisch |
| Introduction | 1980 |
| Status | In production (2013) |
| Produced | 1980-present |
The Star Trike was designed in 1980 has been in production ever since. It fits the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category. The design features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat or a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its single or double 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. A range of powerplants can be fitted, including the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine and the twin cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E engine.[1]
In its single seat agricultural version the aircraft has an empty weight of 170 kg (375 lb) and a gross weight of 472.5 kg (1,042 lb), giving a useful load of 302.5 kg (667 lb). With full fuel of 44 litres (9.7 imp gal; 12 US gal) the payload is 271 kg (597 lb).[1]
A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the Air Creation XP 15.[1]
Data from Bayerl[1]
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