Schönleber Vento
| Vento | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight trike |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Schönleber Metallbau GbR |
| Status | In production (2015) |
The Schönleber Vento (transl. Wind) is a German ultralight trike designed and produced by Schönleber Metallbau GbR of Schönaich and formerly located in Regensburg. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1]
Design and development
[edit]The company has been producing ultralight trikes since the 1990s, mostly to supply local customers and without advertising. The company's main business is metal fabrication.[1]
The Vento was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 400 kg (882 lb).[1]
The aircraft design features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with an optional cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 9.5 m (31.2 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine, equipped with a 4:1 belt reduction drive to reduce the aircraft's noise signature.[1]
The aircraft has an empty weight of 160 kg (353 lb) and a gross weight of 400 kg (882 lb), giving a useful load of 240 kg (529 lb). With full fuel of 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal) the payload is 197 kg (434 lb).[1]
A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including a special wing for hang glider towing.[1]
Specifications (Vento)
[edit]Data from Tacke[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 13 m2 (140 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 160 kg (353 lb)
- Gross weight: 400 kg (882 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, equipped with a 4:1 belt reduction drive, 48 kW (64 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
- Cruise speed: 95 km/h (59 mph, 51 kn)
- Stall speed: 50 km/h (31 mph, 27 kn)
- Rate of climb: 3.2 m/s (630 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 30.8 kg/m2 (6.3 lb/sq ft)