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The Mainair Rapier is a British flying wing ultralight trike that was designed and produced by Mainair Sports and later P&M Aviation. The aircraft was supplied as a completed aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction, followed by a factory inspection prior to flight.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Design and development

The aircraft was designed as a lower-cost touring trike than the Mainair Blade. It complies with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and is certified to UK BCAR Section "S". The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of {{convert|370|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem, open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.^[1]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|10.6|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The occupants are accommodated in tandem seating, with a fibreglass cockpit fairing that includes a small windshield. To keep costs down, the factory supplied engine was the {{convert|37|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 503 twin cylinder, two-stroke, air cooled powerplant. The twin cylinder, two-stroke, liquid cooled {{convert|48|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 was an available option.^[1]^[2]

Specifications (Rapier)

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References

1. ^¹²Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page C-14. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-9680628-1-4}}
2. ^¹²Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 104. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
3. ^¹Downey, Julia: 2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, page 47. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851

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