Air Creation BioniX explained

The Air Creation BioniX is a French double-surface ultralight trike wing, designed and produced by Air Creation of Aubenas. The wing is widely used on Air Creation trikes.[1]

Design and development

The wing is a cable-braced, king post-equipped hang glider-style wing designed as advanced, top-of-the-line wing for two-place trikes. It comes in two sizes, 13m2 and 15.1m2.[2]

The wing is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. In its 15.1 m size it has a 9.851NaN1 span wing, a nose angle of 130°, an aspect ratio of 6.4:1 and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The wing mounts small winglets. The design incorporates a unique "corset" system that allows the pilot to adjust the wing's trailing edge geometry in flight to optimize performance. This results in a large speed range and good handling characteristics in turbulence, without heavy roll control.[3] [4]

Variants

BioniX 13
  • 13m2 wing area version
    BioniX 15
  • 15.1m2 wing area version

    Applications

    Notes and References

    1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 198. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
    2. Web site: BioniX. 24 February 2013. Air Creation. n.d..
    3. Web site: Technical Characteristics & Performance. 24 February 2013. Air Creation. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235410/http://www.aircreation.fr/produits/tricyles/tanarg/ctp_tanarg_en_2012.pdf. 2016-03-03. dead.
    4. Web site: Corset. 24 February 2013. Air Creation. n.d.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509164234/http://www.aircreation.fr/produits/ailes/bionix/corset_2010_gb_light.pdf. 9 May 2016. dead. dmy-all.

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