“Sun Flightcraft Air-Chopper”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Sun Flightcraft Air-Chopper is an Austrian powered parachute that was designed by Herbert Hofbauer and produced by Sun Flightcraft of Innsbruck. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.^[1]

The aircraft was introduced before 2003 and production ended in about 2008 when the model was discontinued. The company no longer manufactures powered parachutes.^[2]

Design and development

The Air-Chopper was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of {{convert|376|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. It employs a {{convert|51|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} Cruiser 26 Elan rectangular canopy or, optionally, a Chiron Sycon-Aircraft elliptical parachute-style wing. Features include two-seats-in-tandem accommodation with dual throttles, tricycle landing gear and a single {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 engine in pusher configuration with a 2.62:1 "E" gearbox driving a contra-rotating Coax-P aircraft propeller to eliminate torque effects.^[1]^[3]

The aircraft carriage is built from bolted 6082-T6 aluminium tubing with 7075-T6 aluminium hardware, plus steel bolts. In flight steering is accomplished via foot pedals that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has handlebar-controlled nosewheel steering similar to a motorcycle. The main landing gear incorporates fibreglass spring rod suspension. Factory options included balloon tires, leather seats, a front wheel brake,

The aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|156|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|376|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|220|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|37|l}} the payload for crew and baggage is {{convert|194|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.^[1]

Specifications (Air-Chopper)

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References

1. ^¹²³⁴Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 87. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
2. ^{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.sunflightcraft.com/en/paraplanes.php|title=Internet Archive Wayback Machine|work=archive.org|accessdate=3 September 2015}}{{cbignore}}
3. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://www.sunflightcraft.com/en/paraplanes.php|title=Sunflightcraft Paraplanes Airchopper |work=sunflightcraft.com|accessdate=3 September 2015}}

External links

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