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Skyleader GP One

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Top speed
  
215 km/h

Length
  
6.25 m

Wingspan
  
10 m


Skyleader gp one light sport aircraft flying in nz at lake manapouri


The Skyleader GP One is a Czech ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Skyleader Aircraft and introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2010. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

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Design and development

The GP One was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit accessed by doors, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from carbon fibre and has a predicted empty weight of 280 kg (617 lb). Its 10.2 m (33.5 ft) span wing has an area of 11.165 m2 (120.18 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The standard engine available is the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL four-stroke powerplant.

Production started in 2011, with the first customer deliveries in 2012.

Specifications (GP One)

Data from Bayerl and Skyleader

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 11.165 m2 (120.18 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 9.32:1
  • Empty weight: 280 kg (617 lb)
  • Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 105 litres (23 imp gal; 28 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed ground adjustable, composite

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 215 km/h (134 mph; 116 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 193 km/h (120 mph; 104 kn)
  • Stall speed: 64 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 260 km/h (162 mph; 140 kn)
  • Range: 1,370 km (851 mi; 740 nmi)
  • Endurance: 6.1 hours plus 0.5 hour reserve
  • Wing loading: 42.3 kg/m2 (8.7 lb/sq ft)

    • References

    Skyleader GP One Wikipedia
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