Wild Thing | |
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WT 01 Wild Thing | |
Role | Ultralight aircraft |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Air-Max GmbH ULBI |
Designer | R. Kurtz |
Introduction | 1996 |
Status | Production completed (2014) |
Number built | 75 (1998) |
The ULBI Wild Thing is a German ultralight aircraft, designed by R. Kurtz and produced by Ultraleicht Bau International (ULBI), of Hassfurt. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1] [2] [3]
In the 1990s the aircraft was marketed by Air-Max GmbH of Nuremberg, Germany. [3]
The aircraft was introduced in 1996 and production ended when ULBI went out of business in 2014. [1] [2] [4]
The aircraft was designed specifically for touring in Africa. It was intended to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with doors for access, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. [1] [2] [3]
The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 9.15 m (30.0 ft) span wing has an area of 13.88 m2 (149.4 sq ft) and flaps. Standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS, 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200 and the 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300 four-stroke powerplants. [1] [2] The 100 hp (75 kW) Hirth F-30, 75 to 80 hp (56 to 60 kW) Limbach L2000 and the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 have also been fitted. [3]
Data from Bayerl and Tacke [1] [2]
General characteristics
Performance
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