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Aerospool Aerospool, spol sro Type - Spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným Industry - Aerospace Predecessor - Aero-club Prievidza Founded - 1990 Headquarters - Prievidza, Slovakia Products - Ultralight aircraft, aircraft kits Services - aircraft maintenance Website - www.aerospool.sk Aerospool, spol sro is a Slovak aircraft manufacturer based in Prievidza. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight and kit aircraft in the form of kits for amateur construction and ready-to-fly aircraft. They also build major components for gliders as well as repairing and re-finishing gliders. The company was founded at the end of 1990 by members of the Aero-club Prievidza. The company is organized as a spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným, a Slovak private limited company. History The company's first product was the fuselage for the WT3 glider. The company then branched into making hand-laid-up fibreglass transport trailers for gliders, producing more than 120 of them. The company took on subcontract work and built more than 100 fuselages for the InterPlane Skyboy ultralight aircraft. They produced components for the WT6, the Radab Windex and the Aeropro Eurofox. In 1992 they designed their own aircraft the Aerospool Compact. In 1993 Aerospool commenced offering repairs for Schempp-Hirth gliders and was approved by the German airworthiness authority, the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt. They started producing Schempp-Hirth gliders under contract and by 2017 were building tailplanes, elevators and winglets for the Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2C, as well as carrying out pre-assembly, painting and final assembly. In 1996 the Impulz first flew in prototype form and was developed into the WT9 Dynamic in 2000. The two-seat WT9 Dynamic achieved commercial success and over 500 had been delivered by 2015. The three-to-four seat version of the WT9 is the WT10 Advantic, which was first flown on 11 April 2013 and remained under development in 2017. The WT10 is intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction once production begins. Aircraft Summary of aircraft built by Aerospool: Aerospool WT9 Dynamic Aerospool WT10 Advantic Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2C Aerospool WT9 Dynamic WT9 Dynamic Role - Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft National origin - Slovakia Manufacturer - Aerospool Status - In production Number built - 700 (2001-2021) Variants - Aerospool WT10 Advantic The Aerospool WT9 Dynamic is a Slovak ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Aerospool of Prievidza. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. Design and development The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules, US light-sport aircraft rules and UK BCAR Section "S". 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. The aircraft is made with carbon fibre sandwich construction. The cockpit width is 1.15 m (45 in). Standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS, the Rotax 912iS[5] and the 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 four-stroke powerplants. A glider towhook is optional equipment. The design has been developed into a three to four seat aircraft, the Aerospool WT10 Advantic. Variants Microlight version Base model with gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb) and 75 litres (16 imp gal; 20 US gal) fuel capacity for the European microlight category. LSA version Model with gross weight of 549.7 kg (1,212 lb) and 98 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal) fuel capacity for the US light-sport aircraft category. Standard empty weight is 299.5 kg (660 lb), useful load 250.5 kg (552 lb), range 1,397 km (868 mi). Dynamic Club EASA Type Certified Model in Restricted airworthiness category to meet Certification Specification CS-LSA, two-seats with fixed landing gear and powered by a Rotax 912 ULS2. Specifications (WT9 Dynamic European microlight version) Data from Bayerl, Tacke and Aerospool General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) Height: 2 m (6 ft 7 in) Wing area: 10.35 m2 (111.4 sq ft) Empty weight: 264 kg (582 lb) Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb) Fuel capacity: 75 litres (16 imp gal; 20 US gal) standard, 125 litres (27 imp gal; 33 US gal) optional Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke, 75 kW (101 hp) Performance Cruise speed: 250.0 km/h (155.3 mph, 135.0 kn) Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn) Never exceed speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn) Range: 1,600 km (990 mi, 860 nmi) Rate of climb: 7 m/s (1,400 ft/min) Aerospool WT10 Advantic WT10 Advantic Role - Amateur-built aircraft National origin - Slovakia Manufacturer - Aerospool First flight - 11 April 2013 Status - Under development (2015) Produced - 2015-present Developed from - Aerospool WT9 Dynamic The Aerospool WT10 Advantic is a Slovak amateur-built aircraft, designed and being developed by Aerospool of Prievidza, introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2013. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction. Design and development The WT10 Advantic is a development of the commercially successful two-seat Aerospool WT9 Dynamic. The WT10 features a cantilever low-wing, a three to four-seat enclosed cockpit under a forward-hinged bubble canopy, plus a rear seat access hatch, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The WT10 is made from composite materials. Its 9.4 m (30.8 ft) span wing has an area of 10.61 m2 (114.2 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The prototype used a 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 turbocharged four-stroke powerplant, driving an MT-Propeller. The gross take off weight will be 750 kg (1,653 lb) for the three seat configuration and 850 kg (1,874 lb) for the four seat configuration. The aircraft was first flown on 11 April 2013. As of March 2017 it was still indicated on the manufacturer's website as under development. Specifications (WT10 Advantic) Data from Tacke General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: three passengers Wingspan: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) Wing area: 10.61 m2 (114.2 sq ft) Gross weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb) Fuel capacity: 126 litres (28 imp gal; 33 US gal) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 86 kW (115 hp) Propellers: 3-bladed MT-Propeller Performance Maximum speed: 250.0 km/h (155.3 mph, 135.0 kn) Cruise speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn) Stall speed: 88 km/h (55 mph, 48 kn) Rate of climb: 3.75 m/s (738 ft/min) Wing loading: 80.1 kg/m2 (16.4 lb/sq ft) |