Airo 1

The Airo 1 is a United Arab Emirates ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Airo Aviation of the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]

Airo 1
Role Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft
National origin United Arab Emirates
Manufacturer Airo Aviation
Introduction 2008
Status In production
Developed from Euro Ala JetFox

Design and development

The aircraft is a licensed development of the Italian Euro Ala JetFox and was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and also the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The company claims it was accepted as a US LSA in 2008 but it did not appear on the official Federal Aviation Administration 2016 list of S-LSAs.[1][2][3][4][5]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 9.78 m (32.1 ft) span wing employs V-struts and jury struts. Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants. The engine is mounted on the main keel tube that runs from the tail to the engine, mounting the engine above the cockpit.[1][2]

Specifications (Airo 1)

Data from Bayerl and Tacke[1][2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 9.78 m (32 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 14.62 m2 (157.4 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 278 kg (613 lb)
  • Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 59 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke, 75 kW (101 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed composite ground adjustable

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 175 km/h (109 mph, 94 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
  • Stall speed: 60 km/h (37 mph, 32 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 30.8 kg/m2 (6.3 lb/sq ft)

References
  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 23. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 24. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Experimental Aircraft Association (2012). "EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  4. Airo Aviation (2008). "Welcome to Airo Aviation". Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. Federal Aviation Administration (26 September 2016). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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