Australian Lightwing GR 912

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GR 912 & Sport 2000
Australian LightWing GR 912.jpg
GR 912 model
Role Light-sport aircraft
National origin Australia
Manufacturer Australian Lightwing
Introduction1986
StatusIn production

The Australian Lightwing GR 912 and Sport 2000 are a family of Australian light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Australian Lightwing and introduced in 1986. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1] [2]

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Design and development

The aircraft series feature a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. [1] [2]

The aircraft is made with a welded steel fuselage covered in a combination of fibreglass and doped aircraft fabric. Its 9.50 m (31.2 ft) span wing is made with an aluminum frame and partially covered in aluminum sheet and doped fabric. Standard engines available are the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke, the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL, the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant and automotive conversions. The cockpit width is 106 cm (42 in). [1] [2]

Variants

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Australian LightWing GR 532
GR 532
Initial version with Rotax 532 powerplant
GR 582
Version with Rotax 582 powerplant [1]
GR 912
Tail wheel-equipped version [1]
Sport 2000
Nose-wheel equipped version [1]

Specifications (GR 912)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2007–2008 [3]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 3 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 31. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
  3. Jackson 2007, p. 8