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Top speed
  
292 km/h

Wingspan
  
8.44 m

Length
  
6.24 m

Manufacturers
  
JMB Aircraft, Aveko

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The Aveko VL-3 Sprint also called the VL-3 Evolution is a Czech ultralight aircraft, designed and initially produced by Aveko of Brno. The design is now produced by JMB Aircraft of Choceň. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

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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, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from composites. Its 8.44 m (27.7 ft) span wing has a small wing area of 9.77 m2 (105.2 sq ft). The standard engine is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.

A fixed gear version with a larger wing span and area as well as a higher gross weight was developed for the US light-sport aircraft category and is marketed as the Gobosh 800XP.

Operational history

A VL-3 set a world two-seat ultralight class record of 274.78 km/h (170.74 mph) in 2005.

Variants

VL-3 FG
Fixed landing gear model
VL-3 RG
Retractable landing gear model

Specifications (VL-3 Sprint)

Data from Bayerl and JMB Aircraft

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 6.24 m (20 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.44 m (27 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 9.77 m2 (105.2 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
  • Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 90 to 120 litres (20 to 26 imp gal; 24 to 32 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 292 km/h (181 mph; 158 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 250 km/h (155 mph; 135 kn)
  • Stall speed: 53 km/h (33 mph; 29 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 305 km/h (190 mph; 165 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)

    • References

    Aveko VL-3 Sprint Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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