Slovak light-sport aircraft
The Avama Stylus is a Slovak light-sport aircraft , designed and produced by Avama of Poprad and introduced at AERO Friedrichshafen in 2010. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[ 1] [ 2]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules as a joint venture with SK Model . It features a strut-braced high-wing a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration .[ 1] [ 2]
The Stylus' fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, while the wing structure is aluminum . The fuselage and flying surfaces are covered in preformed plastic and doped aircraft fabric . Its 9.5 m (31.2 ft) span wing employs a dual spar design with V-struts and jury struts . The standard engine is the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL or the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.[ 1] [ 2]
Variants
Stylus X2
Tailwheel version[ 1] [ 2]
Stylus X3
Nose wheel version[ 1] [ 2]
Data from Bayerl and Avama[ 1] [ 3]
General characteristics
Crew: oneCapacity: one passengerLength: 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in)Wingspan: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)Height: 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in)Gross weight: 480 kg (1,058 lb)Fuel capacity: 76 litres (17 imp gal; 20 US gal)Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine , 60 kW (80 hp)Performance
Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)Stall speed: 62 km/h (39 mph, 33 kn)g limits: +4/-2
References
^ a b c d e f Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 , page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
^ a b c d e Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16 , page 32. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
^ Avama (2011). "Our company production program" . Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012 .
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