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The flight was not documented to World Record standards but beat the standing Ultralight Free Distance World Record by nearly 175 km (109 mi). [6] [7] In May 2002 Matt Michael established 7 Iowa State Records for Distance to a Declared goal for a flight of 233.81 mi (376 km) in his Woodstock.
The aircraft is of mixed construction and is optimized for low cost and ease of building. The pilot cage, landing gear and kingpost are made from aluminum tubing, while the main fuselage keel, wings and tail surfaces are all wooden structures. The Woodhopper's flying surfaces are covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 32 ft (9.8 m) span wing is ...
The aircraft is stall and spin proof. Reported construction times are 450–600 hours. [2] [3] Plans were initially sold direct by the designer and, in the early 2000s, by the Vintage Ultra and Lightplane Association. Later the designer's son marketed the plans and this is the current source. [2] [3] [5] [6] [7]
The aircraft is made from wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 27.50 ft (8.4 m) span wing lacks flaps and has a wing area of 121.5 sq ft (11.29 m 2 ). The acceptable power range is 35 to 52 hp (26 to 39 kW) and the standard engine used is the 48 hp (36 kW) Half VW powerplant.
The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 200 lb (91 kg). It features a strut-braced parasol-wing, a single-seat, open cockpit, conventional landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. [1] The aircraft is made predominately from wood, with some steel and aluminum also used. The fuselage is formed as a wooden geodetic lattice ...
Data from Ultralight News, Pilot Mix. General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one (ultralight configuration) Length: 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) Wingspan: 27 ft 5 in (8.36 m) Height: 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) varies by main landing gear wheel diameter Wing area: 123 sq ft (11.4 m 2) Empty weight: 254 lb (115 kg) Gross weight: 540 lb (245 kg) Fuel capacity: 5 US gallons (19 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax ...
Asso Aerei Srl (English: Ace Aircraft Limited) is an Italian designer of light and ultralight aircraft founded by Giuseppe (Bepi) Vidor.Vidor (died 23 September 2013, aged 72) was a carpenter who studied engineering at night school, [1] and all his aircraft are wooden designs, most with tricycle landing gear.
The company specialized in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction and operation under the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. [1] [2] [3] All the company's designs were of wood and fabric construction. The first was the Pop's Props Pinocchio, introduced in 1994.