Golden Avio F30 Explained
The
Golden Avio F30 is an Italian
ultralight aircraft designed by
Stelio Frati and produced by Golden Avio, a division of Golden Car, an automotive parts and prototyping company located in
Caramagna Piemonte. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for
amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
[1] [2] The aircraft's designation is a homage to the Ferrari F40 Italian automobile built from 1987 to 1992.[2]
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 under a bubble canopy, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[2]
The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 8.61NaN1 span wing has an area of 10.6m2 and mounts flaps. The standard engine available is the 1000NaN0 Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, although it can accommodate engines of up to 2000NaN0.[2]
The FG model received German certification in 2011 and the RG version in 2015.[2]
Variants
- F30 RG
Retractable landing gear model.[2]
- F30 FG
Fixed landing gear model, also called the Brio.[2] Notes and References
- Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 57. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 58. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
