Dova DV 1 Skylark

Design and development

The DV-1 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a T-tail, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from aluminum sheet. Its 8.14 m (26.7 ft) span wing has an area of 9.44 m² (101.6 sq ft) and is equipped with flaps and winglets. Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL, 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS, 115 hp (86 kW) turbocharged Rotax 914 and the BMW 1100 four-stroke powerplants.

The design is an accepted Federal Aviation Administration special light-sport aircraft.

Operational history

By February 2017 seven examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.

Variants

DV-1 Skylark

Model with a T-tail and winglets.

DV-2 Infinity

Model with a cruciform tail and no winglets. It is almost 20 km/h (12 mph) faster than the DV-1.

Specifications (DV-1 Skylark)

Data from Bayerl

General characteristics

Crew: one

Capacity: one passenger

Wingspan: 8.14 m (26 ft 8 in)

Wing area: 9.44 m² (101.6 sq ft)

Empty weight: 275 kg (606 lb)

Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)

Fuel capacity: 90 litres (20 imp gal; 24 US gal)

Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn)

Cruising speed: 210 km/h (130 mph; 113 kn)

Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn)

Rate of climb: 5.9 m/s (1,160 ft/min)

Wing loading: 50.1 kg/m² (10.3 lb/sq ft)