| Jazz | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Ultralight trike |
| National origin | Poland |
| Manufacturer | Kompol |
| Status | In production (2013) |
TheKompol Jazz is a Polishultralight trike, designed and produced byKompol ofŚwiercze, Pułtusk County. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]
The Jazz was designed to comply with theFédération Aéronautique Internationalemicrolight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). It features acable-bracedhang glider-stylehigh-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with acockpit fairing,tricycle landing gear withwheel pants and a single engine inpusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-togetheraluminum tubing, with its double surface wing covered inDacron sailcloth. Its 9.83 m (32.3 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-typekingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The standard supplied powerplant is a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled,two-stroke,dual-ignition 64 hp (48 kW)Rotax 582 engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of 186 kg (410 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb), giving a useful load of 264 kg (582 lb). With full fuel of 40 litres (8.8 imp gal; 11 US gal) the payload is 235 kg (518 lb).[1]
A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including theKompol Stratus 15 and the higheraspect ratio and smaller area Stratus 13. Other manufacturer's wings can also be used.[1]
The Jazz has been widely used in competition flying and has won many microlight events.[1]
Data from Bayerl[1]
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