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The Pelican was initially produced in kit form by Ultravia of Mascouche, Quebec. The company later relocated to Gatineau, Quebec. The single-seat Le Pelican series was produced from 1983–85 and the two-seat Pelican series was built from 1985 until Ultravia went out of business in 2006. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 2003 New Kolb Aircraft introduced the Canadian-designed Ultravia Pelican Sport 600 into the US market in partnership with Ultravia Aero from Canada and Brazil's Flyer Indústria Aeronáutica. When Ultravia went out of business in 2006 Kolb purchased Ultravia's assets, including the Pelican design.
In 1998, Flyer established a partnership with the Canadian company Ultravia, resulting in the joint production of the Pelican 500BR in Brazil. By 2006, Flyer had produced 125 units of this model. [8] Flyer expanded its operations in 2004, starting the assembly of kits and aircraft from the renowned American company Van's Aircraft.
Boeing Pelican, a large-capacity, low-altitude transport aircraft currently being studied; Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican, a US Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter; Doman LZ-2A Pelican, a five-seat helicopter first flown in 1949
The Rotax 912 was first sold in 1989 in non-certificated form for use in ultralights and motorgliders. [3]The original 60 kW (80 hp) 912 UL engine has a capacity of 1,211 cc (73.9 cu in) and a compression ratio of 9.1:1, and is designed to work with regular automotive gasoline, with up to 10% ethanol.
The Extra 200 is based on the design of the Extra 300, and the two aircraft share many similarities.The Extra 200 has a welded steel (4130) tube fuselage covered in fiberglass and fabric with a carbon/glass hybrid composite empennage (i.e., the tail assembly, including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, elevators, and rudder), and a bubble canopy.
The main deck has a cabin area that is 50 ft (15 m) wide and 200 ft (61 m) long. [21] For military purposes, the upper deck is designed to carry troops or cargo containers, [ 19 ] while the main deck has a height of 18 ft 4 in (5.6 m) [ 21 ] so that it can hold oversized vehicles such as tanks [ 19 ] or helicopters.
The Rotax 914 is a turbo-charged, four-stroke, four-cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine with air-cooled cylinders and water-cooled cylinder heads.It is designed and built by the Austrian company BRP-Powertrain, owned by Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), as part of its Rotax brand.