Avio Design Swan Explained
The
Avio Design Swan is a family of
Bulgarian
ultralight trikes, designed and produced by
Avio Design of
Kazanlak. The aircraft are all supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
[1] Design and development
The aircraft family was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 4500NaN0. All models feature a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Typical wings used have a 9.5to span wing, are supported by a single tube-type kingpost and use an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The standard powerplant is the twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 640NaN0 Rotax 582 engine. Options do not include the 800NaN0 Rotax 912 engine.
Variants
- Classic Swan I
Basic model with partial cockpit fairing.
- Migrator Swan I
Model with upgraded features and optional agricultural spray equipment as well as with partial cockpit fairing. Empty weight of 1330NaN0 and a gross weight of 4200NaN0, giving a useful load of 2870NaN0. With full fuel of the payload is 2370NaN0.
- Meteor Swan II
Model with upgraded options as standard equipment and a full cockpit fairing.
- Skyter Swan II
Model with maximum number of options as standard equipment and a full cockpit fairing. Empty weight of 1800NaN0 and a gross weight of 4300NaN0, giving a useful load of 2500NaN0. With full fuel of the payload is 2070NaN0.Notes and References
- Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 206-207. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
