Type | Privately held company |
---|---|
Industry | Aerospace |
Founder | Nicolas Karaolides |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Autogyros |
Website | www |
Aviomania Aircraft (usually called just Aviomania) is a Cypriot aircraft manufacturer based in Larnaca and founded by Nicolas Karaolides. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of autogyros in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft. [1] [2]
The company describes itself as "the largest ultralight aircraft manufacturer in Cyprus". [2]
Karaolides became a licensed pilot in 1983 and holds degrees in aircraft engineering and electronics. He designed the company's autogyros and also conducted the test flying of the types. [2]
The company initially built the single-seat Rotax 582-powered Aviomania G1SA Genesis Solo autogyro and its two-seat derivative, the Rotax 914-powered Aviomania G2SA Genesis Duo. [1] The G1SA was replaced in production by the enclosed-cockpit Aviomania G1sE Genesis Sport and the open-cockpit Aviomania G1sB Genesis CE models. The company also sells the Best Off Nynja fixed-wing ultralight aircraft. [2]
In a 2015 review, Werner Pfaendler praised the company's design efforts on the G1SE, saying that it, "has been designed with stability and agility in mind. The centre line thrust and the design of the empennage in the propeller slipstream reduces all throttle reactions. The result is a fun machine which is very stable in flight while being very agile and maneuverable." [1]
Summary of aircraft built by Aviomania:
Genesis may refer to:
Quicksilver is a line of single and two-place high wing, single-engine, ultralight aircraft that evolved from weight-shift hang gliders including Bob Lovejoy's High Tailer.
The Rotax 912 is a horizontally-opposed four-cylinder, naturally aspirated, four-stroke aircraft engine with a reduction gearbox. It features liquid-cooled cylinder heads and air-cooled cylinders. Originally equipped with carburetors, later versions are fuel injected. Dominating the market for small aircraft and kitplanes, Rotax produced its 50,000th 912-series engine in 2014. Originally available only for light sport aircraft, ultralight aircraft, autogyros and drones, the 912-series engine was approved for certified aircraft in 1995.
The Rotax 914 is a turbo-charged, four-stroke, four-cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine with air-cooled cylinders and water-cooled cylinder heads. It is designed and built by the Austrian company BRP-Powertrain, owned by Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), as part of its Rotax brand.
The Rotax 582 is a 48 kW (64 hp) two-stroke, two-cylinder, rotary intake valve, oil-in-fuel or oil injection pump, liquid-cooled, gear reduction-drive aircraft engine manufactured by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG. It is for use in non-certified aircraft operating in day visual flight rules.
The Rotax 503 is a 37 kW (50 hp), inline 2-cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, built by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft.
The Birdman Chinook is a family of single and two-place, pusher configuration, high-wing ultralight aircraft that was first flown on 12 December 1982 and produced by Birdman Enterprises of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada starting in 1983.
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The Carlson Sparrow is a family of American, high wing, strut-braced, single engine, ultralight aircraft that was designed by Ernst W. Carlson and produced by Carlson Aircraft of East Palestine, Ohio and later Skyline Technologies of Salem, Ohio for amateur construction.
The Titan Tornado is large family of cantilever high-wing, pusher configuration, tricycle gear-equipped kit aircraft manufactured by Titan Aircraft of Austinburg, Ohio for amateur construction.
The SlipStream Genesis is a family of American, strut-braced, high wing, pusher configuration, tricycle gear aircraft, produced in kit form, for amateur construction. Designed by Chuck Hamilton, the series were originally produced by Innovation Engineering of Davenport, Iowa and more recently by SlipStream International of Wautoma, Wisconsin.
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The BDC Aero Puma is a Canadian ultralight and light-sport aircraft, originally designed by the Italian aircraft designer Antonio Bortolanza and built by Aeroplast of Sale, Piedmont, Italy. It is currently produced by BDC Aero Industrie of Lachute, Quebec. At one time available as a kit for amateur construction, now the aircraft is supplied only as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
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The Aviomania G2SA Genesis Duo is a Cypriot autogyro designed in 2007 by Nicolas Karaolides and produced by Aviomania of Larnaca. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction.
The Aviomania G1SA Genesis Solo is a Cypriot autogyro that was designed by Nicolas Karaolides and produced by Aviomania of Larnaca. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction.