JMB VL-3 Sprint explained
The
VL-3 Evolution also called the
Aveko VL-3 Sprint is a
Czech ultralight aircraft, designed and initially produced by Aveko of
Brno. The design is now produced by JMB Aircraft of
Choceň. The aircraft was originally supplied by Aveko complete ready-to-fly, but is now owner-completed through a factory assistance program.
[1] [2] [3] [4] Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[2]
The aircraft is made from composites. Its 8.441NaN1 span wing has a small wing area of 9.77m2. The standard engine is the 1000NaN0 Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.[2]
A fixed gear version with a larger wing span and area as well as a higher gross weight was developed for the US light-sport aircraft category and was marketed from about 2009 to 2016 by Gobosh Aviation as the Gobosh 800XP.[2] By 2016 the Gobosh Aviation company website had been taken down and the company had likely gone out of business.[5]
Operational history
A VL-3 set a world two-seat ultralight class record of 274.782NaN2 in 2005.[2]
Variants
- VL-3 FG
Fixed landing gear model
- VL-3 RG
Retractable landing gear model
- VL-3C-1
Model with fixed landing gear and a slower wing and 6000NaN0 take-off weight for the light-sport aircraft category.[2] References
- Book: Simpson . Rod . Longley . Pete . Swan . Robert . The General Aviation Handbook: A Guide to Millennial General Aviation Manufacturers and their Aircraft . 2022 . Tonbridge, Kent, UK . Air-Britain (Trading) Limited . 978-0-85130-562-2.
Notes and References
- Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 64. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
- Web site: Build. 2 Aug 2022. JMB Aircraft.
- Web site: AVEKO, s.r.o. UL planes production. 2 August 2022. Aveko . vl-3.com. 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071209095847/http://www.vl-3.com/contact/. 9 December 2007. dead.
- Web site: Gobosh Aviation Home Page. 16 May 2020. Gobosh Aviation . gobosh.aero. 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023014428/http://www.gobosh.aero/. 23 October 2016 .
