General Aviation Design Bureau T-2 Maverick

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T-2 Maverick
Role Ultralight trike
National origin Ukraine
Manufacturer General Aviation Design Bureau of Ukraine
Introduction1995
StatusIn production (2011)
Produced1995-present

The General Aviation Design Bureau T-2 Maverick is a Ukrainian ultralight trike, designed and produced by the General Aviation Design Bureau of Ukraine, based in Kyiv. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1]

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Design and development

The T-2 was produced starting in 1995 as a trainer for western markets under subcontract, but is now sold under the General Aviation Design Bureau's own name. [1]

The T-2 Maverick was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 450 to 540 kg (992 to 1,190 lb) depending on the version. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration open cockpit with two separate cockpit fairings, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. [1]

The aircraft's structure is made from tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10.2 m (33.5 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. Powerplants available are the twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 engine, the liquid-cooled 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine or the four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL engine. [1]

The aircraft has an empty weight of 190 kg (419 lb) and a gross weight of 450 to 540 kg (992 to 1,190 lb) depending on the version, giving a useful load of 260 to 350 kg (573 to 772 lb). With full fuel of 30 litres (6.6 imp gal; 7.9 US gal) the payload is 238 to 328 kg (525 to 723 lb). [1]

Two different wings have been supplied as standard, initially the Maverick 14.7 and, since 2000, the larger Maverick II with a wing area of 16.5 m2 (178 sq ft). [1]

Specifications (T-2 with Maverick II wing)

Data from Bayerl [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 214. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
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