AeroJames 01 Isatis

The AeroJames 01 Isatis (named for the flowering plant) is a French ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by AeroJames of Ajaccio, Corsica. It was introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2009. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]

01 Isatis
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer AeroJames
Introduction April 2009
Status Production completed

By the beginning of 2018 company website was for sale, the company seems to have gone out of business and production ended.[3]

Design and development

The design is unusual in that the engine is mounted behind the cabin and drives the nose-mounted propeller though a carbon fibre extension driveshaft that is housed in a casing that runs between the two occupants. This allows a smaller and more pointed nose than with a nose-mounted engine and improves visibility.[1][2]

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]

The aircraft is made from carbon fibre composites. Its 9.80 m (32.2 ft) span wing employs flaps. The standard engine used is a 100 hp (75 kW) BMW four-stroke, two-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed motorcycle powerplant.[1][2]

Specifications (01 Isatis)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 9.80 m (32 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 12.0 m2 (129 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 270 kg (595 lb)
  • Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 64 litres (14 imp gal; 17 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × BMW two cylinder, oil and air-cooled, four stroke, located behind the cockpit., 75 kW (101 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed composite

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 230 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
  • Stall speed: 60 km/h (37 mph, 32 kn)

References
  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 17. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 17. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. "AeroJames". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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