The Bravo 700 is a small, two-seat civil utility aircraft manufactured by Aero Bravo in Brazil in both kit and ready-to-fly form. It is a high-wing monoplane of metal construction with fixed tricycle undercarriage and is classed as an ultralight under Brazilian aviation regulations. An agricultural version, the Bravo 700 Agrícola with spraying gear and a chemical tank with a capacity of 140 L (37 US gal) has been developed to flight-testing stage.[1][2]
Zenith Aircraft considers the Aero Bravo design an unauthorized copy of the Zenith STOL CH 701.[3]
Specifications (Bravo 700)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 6.58 m (21 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
- Height: 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 13 m2 (140 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 270 kg (595 lb)
- Gross weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
- Powerplant: × Rotax 912 4-cyl. horizontally opposed, liquid and air-cooled, four-stroke, geared piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
- Range: 840 km (520 mi, 450 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 38 kg/m2 (7.8 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.12 kW/kg (0.07 hp/lb)
References
- ^ a b Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al.: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 13. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 14. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Zenith Aircraft Company. "STOL CH701". Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
