| AIRBIKE DATA (updated 07/13/03) |
| SPECIFICATIONS (replaced 447 with 503, spring '03) Engine : 503 Rotax dual carburetor, CDI dual ignition Free air, intake silencer Propeller : Precision 66" ground adjustable, wood Fuel capacity : Two 5-gallon wing tanks, one 1-1/2 or one 2-1/2 gallon fuselage tank Parachute : Ballistic Recovery System #5-750 soft pack Wheels : 15" Wal-Mart wheelbarrow (replaced bearings with industrial grade ones) Tailwheel : 4" utility cart rubber wheel/tire, installed bronze bushing, Landing light : Wal-Mart auxiliary auto light Strobe : Leading Edge Airfoils Navigation lights : Radio Shack Smoke system : Auto windshield washer tank/pump Gauges : Individual Westac instruments Airspeed : Strut mounted "rain gauge" type Compass : Aircraft panel mount, with Boy Scout Silva compass as backup Wing covering : 1.7 oz dacron with complete Stitts paint process Fuselage paint : Automotive paint on all metal and colored decoration My Airbike cost me $5600.00 to build Parachute costs $1700 and not included in plane cost. It doesn't take a whole lot to make an airplane! |
| Performance Microlite version Engine : 503 Rotax Empty Weight : 342# (362# with 'chute) Gross Weight : 600# Load Factor : +4.0 -2 Height : 5' 6" Length : 16' Wingspan : 26' Wing Area : 117sq ft Power on Stall : 20mph Power off Stall: 28 MPH Best Climb Angle : 35mph (750 fpm sustained) Best Climb Rate : 42mph Cruise : 55-60 mph @ 5800 rpm Max speed: 80 mph @ 6700 rpm Maneuvering : 71mph Never Exceed : 80 mph Takeoff Roll : 210' (verified 07/05/03 at El Dorado, KS Fly-In) Landing Roll : 450' Ballistic Parachute ; Model #5-750 weighs 20# |
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