Aircore Cadet

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Cadet
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Aircore Industries
Designer Jim Scott
StatusProduction completed
Number builtbetween 30-50 kits shipped

The Aircore Cadet is an American ultralight aircraft that was designed by Jim Scott and produced by Aircore Industries in the early 1980s. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction. [1] [2]

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Design and development

The Cadet was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 248 lb (112 kg). It features a strut-braced high-wing, single-seat, open cockpit, single tractor engine configuration, and is equipped with tricycle landing gear. [1] [2]

The aircraft is made from bolted together aluminum alloy tubing, with the wings and tail covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 30 ft (9.1 m) span wing employs "V" lift struts and jury struts. The aircraft keel is an aluminum tube that runs from the tail, mounts the wings and the engine at its forward end. The standard factory-supplied engine is the 28 hp (21 kW) Rotax 277, driving a 60 in (152 cm) diameter fixed-pitch propeller with a 28 in (71 cm) pitch. The pilot sits on an open seat without a windshield. The control system is conventional three-axis, with half-span ailerons. The main landing gear is sprung steel and the nosewheel incorporates steering. There is a small tail caster to protect the tail. Brakes are optionally available. [1] [2]

Reviewer Andre Cliche describes the Cadet as "a clean and simple design that is inexpensive to maintain." [1]

Specifications (Cadet)

Data fromCliche. [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page E-9. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN   0-9680628-1-4
  2. 1 2 3 Virtual Ultralight Museum. "Aircraft C". Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
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