Europa Elite

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Elite
Europa Elite artist's conception.jpg
Artist's conception
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Europa Aircraft
StatusUnder development (2020)

The Europa Elite is a new British, single-engined kit aircraft design, under development in 2020 by Europa Aircraft.

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The aircraft will fit the into the EASA CS-VLA category and will be of all-composite construction, with a low-wing, tricycle gear and two seats in side-by-side configuration. [1] [2] [3]

A stablemate of the Europa XS, the Elite features a T-tail and elliptical wings and tailplane. Three different sizes of engine will be available: 125 hp (93 kW), 160 hp (119 kW) or 200 hp (149 kW), giving maximum top speeds of 140 mph (225 km/h), 154 mph (248 km/h) and 168 mph (270 km/h), respectively. [3]

Specifications

Data from manufacturer [1] and "Flyer" magazine [3]

General characteristics

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References

  1. 1 2 Europa Aircraft (2020). "Elite". europa-aircraft.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. Light Aviation magazine - May 2020
  3. 1 2 3 News Team (15 January 2020). "Europa Aircraft launches new kitplane, the Elite". "Flyer" magazine. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.