Australian Lightwing GR 912

The Australian Lightwing GR 912 and Sport 2000 are a family of Australian light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Australian Lightwing and introduced in 1986. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.^[1]^[2]

Design and development

The aircraft series feature a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1]^[2]

The aircraft is made with a welded steel fuselage covered in a combination of fibreglass and doped aircraft fabric. Its 9.50 m (31.2 ft) span wing is made with an aluminum frame and partially covered in aluminum sheet and doped fabric. Standard engines available are the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke, the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL, the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant and automotive conversions. The cockpit width is 106 cm (42 in).^[1]^[2]

Variants

GR 532: Initial version with Rotax 532 powerplant
GR 582: Version with Rotax 582 powerplant^[1]
GR 912: Tail wheel-equipped version^[1]
Sport 2000: Nose-wheel equipped version^[1]

Specifications (GR 912)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2007–2008^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 5.68 m (18 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 15.35 m² (165.2 sq ft)
Empty weight: 295 kg (650 lb)
Gross weight: 544 kg (1,199 lb)
Fuel capacity: 60 L (16 US gal; 13 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 73.5 kW (98.6 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 176 km/h (109 mph, 95 kn)
Cruise speed: 148 km/h (92 mph, 80 kn)
Stall speed: 74 km/h (46 mph, 40 kn)
Range: 400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi)
Rate of climb: 4.1 m/s (800 ft/min)

References

^ a b c d e f Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
^ a b c Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 31. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
^ Jackson 2007, p. 8

Jackson, Paul, ed. (2007). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2007–2008. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK. ISBN 978-0-7106-2792-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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