VL-3 Sprint | |
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VL-3 Sprint RG | |
Role | Ultralight aircraft |
National origin | Czech Republic |
Manufacturer |
Aveko JMB Aircraft |
First flight | 6 June 2004 [1] |
Status | In production |
Variants | Gobosh 800XP |
The VL-3 Evolution also called the Aveko VL-3 Sprint 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 was originally supplied by Aveko complete ready-to-fly, but is now owner-completed through a factory assistance program. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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. [2] [3]
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. [2] [3]
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 was marketed from about 2009 to 2016 by Gobosh Aviation as the Gobosh 800XP. [2] [3] By 2016 the Gobosh Aviation company website had been taken down and the company had likely gone out of business. [6]
A VL-3 set a world two-seat ultralight class record of 274.78 km/h (170.74 mph) in 2005. [2] [3]
Data from Bayerl and JMB Aircraft [2] [7] [8]
General characteristics
Performance
VL-3 Sprint | |
---|---|
VL-3 Sprint RG | |
Role | Ultralight aircraft |
National origin | Czech Republic |
Manufacturer |
Aveko JMB Aircraft |
First flight | 6 June 2004 [1] |
Status | In production |
Variants | Gobosh 800XP |
The VL-3 Evolution also called the Aveko VL-3 Sprint 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 was originally supplied by Aveko complete ready-to-fly, but is now owner-completed through a factory assistance program. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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. [2] [3]
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. [2] [3]
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 was marketed from about 2009 to 2016 by Gobosh Aviation as the Gobosh 800XP. [2] [3] By 2016 the Gobosh Aviation company website had been taken down and the company had likely gone out of business. [6]
A VL-3 set a world two-seat ultralight class record of 274.78 km/h (170.74 mph) in 2005. [2] [3]
Data from Bayerl and JMB Aircraft [2] [7] [8]
General characteristics
Performance