“International Ultralight Banchee”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The International Ultralight Banchee (also called the Banshee) is an American ultralight aircraft designed by Brian Jensen, Gil Kinzie and Nick Nichols and produced by International Ultralight Aviation. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Design and development

The aircraft closely resembles the Pterodactyl Ptraveler,^[1] and, like the Pterodactyl, was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of {{convert|254|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. The Banchee has a standard empty weight of {{convert|251|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. It features a cable-braced high-wing, single-seat, open cockpit, single pusher engine configuration, and is equipped with tricycle landing gear.^[1]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with the wing covered with Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|34|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing is cable-braced from an inverted "V" kingpost, has 4° of dihedral and 15° of sweepback. The three-axis control system is unconventional,^[4] with pitch controlled by an all-flying canard, yaw by wingtip rudders and roll by spoilerons,^[1] all actuated by a single side-stick, the aircraft lacking rudder pedals.^[4] The cockpit is an open sling seat without a windshield. The tricycle landing gear features suspension on all wheels. The Cuyuna 430R engine is mounted behind the pilot and can produce {{convert|35|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 6250 rpm.^[1]

A ballistic parachute was available as an option, as was an electric starter; the company claimed that the Banchee could be rigged in 35 minutes.^[4]

Accidents and incidents

On 21 May 1983 during a demonstration flight at St. George, Utah a Banchee suffered a cable swaging failure at an altitude of {{convert|50|to|60|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} that resulted in one fatality. The US

Specifications (Banchee)

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References

1. ^¹²³⁴⁵Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page E-4. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-9680628-1-4}}
2. ^¹{{Cite web|url = http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X42965&key=1 |title = DEN83LU001. |accessdate = 3 November 2011|last = National Transportation Safety Board|date = 21 May 1983}}
3. ^{{cite web|url = http://virtualultralightmuseum.com/b.htm#Banchee|title = Banchee|accessdate = 28 December 2012|last = Virtual Ultralight Museum|date = n.d.}}
4. ^¹²³⁴Berger, Alain-Yves and Norman Burr: Berger-Burr's Ultralight and Microlight Aircraft of the World, Volume 16, page 199. Haynes Publishing Group, 1983. {{ISBN|0-85429-390-6}}

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