Caldas 2G7 Vento

Colombian ultralight aircraft

The Caldas 2G7 Vento (English: Wind) is a Colombian ultralight aircraft that was designed and produced by Caldas Aeronautica of Cali, introduced in about 2010. The company seems to be out of business and the aircraft production completed.^[1][2]

Design and development

The aircraft features a strut-braced high-wing, an enclosed cabin with two-seats-in-tandem accessed by flip-up doors, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1]

The aircraft was designed for recreational, flight training and agricultural aircraft uses. Its 9.8 m (32.2 ft) span wing has an area of 12.32 m² (132.6 sq ft) and flaps. The standard engine fitted is the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL powerplant.^[1]

Specifications (2G7 Vento)

Data from Tacke^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Wingspan: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 12.32 m² (132.6 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 260 kg (573 lb)
• Gross weight: 590 kg (1,301 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
• Propellers: 3-bladed composite

References

1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 37. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
2. "Caldas aeronautics | feel the thrill of flying". Caldas Aeronautica. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

External links

• Official website archives on Archive.org