Australian Aircraft Kits Wasp

The Australian Aircraft Kits Wasp is an Australian ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Australian Aircraft Kits. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1][2]

Australian Aircraft Kits Wasp
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin Australia
Manufacturer Australian Aircraft Kits
Status In production

Design and development

Designed for flight training and personal use, the Wasp features a strut-braced shoulder-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]

The aircraft is made from aluminium all-metal construction. Its 8.9 m (29.2 ft) span wing is supported a single strut per side. The standard engine is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.[1][2]

Construction from the factory kit takes 300 hours.[1][2]

Specifications (Wasp)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 12.1 m2 (130 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 320 kg (705 lb)
  • Gross weight: 544 kg (1,199 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 155 km/h (96 mph, 84 kn)
  • Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 5.5 m/s (1,080 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 44.95 kg/m2 (9.21 lb/sq ft)


References
  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 94. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 98. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
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