| ABS Aerolight Legacy | |
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HW100 - 45000
UAW55 - 105000 RRW100 - 175000 PKRR - 7500 |
ABS Aerolight Legacy Legacy Role Powered parachute National origin France Manufacturer ABS Aerolight Status Production completed The ABS Aerolight Legacy is a French powered parachute that was designed and produced by ABS Aerolight of Sérignan-du-Comtat. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft and as a kit for amateur construction. The company appears to have gone out of business in late 2007 and production ended. Design and development The Legacy 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). It features a 46.50 m2 (500.5 sq ft) parachute-style wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration in a semi-enclosed cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single 105 hp (78 kW) Hirth F-30 four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, two-stroke, aircraft engine in pusher configuration. The aircraft carriage is built from composites. In flight steering is accomplished via a steering wheel that actuates the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. The main landing gear incorporates suspension and a cockpit heater was a factory option. The aircraft has an empty weight of 185 kg (408 lb) and a gross weight of 400 kg (882 lb), giving a useful load of 215 kg (474 lb). With full fuel of 38 litres (8.4 imp gal; 10 US gal) the payload is 188 kg (414 lb). Specifications (Legacy) Data from Bertrand General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Wingspan: 11.76 m (38 ft 7 in) Wing area: 46.5 m2 (501 sq ft) Aspect ratio: 2.9:1 Empty weight: 185 kg (408 lb) Gross weight: 400 kg (882 lb) Fuel capacity: 38 litres (8.4 imp gal; 10 US gal) Powerplant: 1 × Hirth F-30 four cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine, 78 kW (105 hp) Performance Maximum speed: 48 km/h (30 mph, 26 kn) Stall speed: 30 km/h (19 mph, 16 kn) Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min) Wing loading: 8.6 kg/m2 (1.8 lb/sq ft) wikipedia.org (en) |