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Vol Xerpa ULM Pulsar

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Top speed
  
165 km/h

Manufacturer
  
Vol Xerpa

Wingspan
  
9.2 m

The Vol Xerpa ULM Pulsar is a Spanish ultralight aircraft produced by Vol Xerpa of Barcelona. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

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Design and development

The Pulsar is a development of the conventional landing gear-equipped Kolb Firestar II and was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed or open cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 9.2 m (30.2 ft) span wing has an area of 14.75 m2 (158.8 sq ft) and includes a folding feature to facilitate ground transportation or storage. The standard engine available is the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant.

The standard version has only a windshield, but a fully enclosed cockpit fairing is available.

Specifications (Pulsar)

Data from Bayerl and Tacke

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 14.75 m2 (158.8 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 205 kg (452 lb)
  • Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 two cylinder, liquid-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 48 kW (64 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph; 89 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph; 65 kn)
  • Stall speed: 55 km/h (34 mph; 30 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 30.5 kg/m2 (6.2 lb/sq ft)

    • References

    Vol Xerpa ULM Pulsar Wikipedia
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