| Avenger | |
|---|---|
An Avenger in flight | |
| General information | |
| Type | Ultralight aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Airborne Wing Design |
| Status | Production completed |
TheAirborne Avenger is an Americanultralight aircraft that was designed and produced byAirborne Wing Design in the early 1980s. The aircraft was supplied as a kit foramateur construction.[1]
With three-axis controls, the Avenger was intended to appeal to conventional light aircraft pilots and was designed to comply with the USFAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The Avenger's standard empty weight is 252 lb (114 kg). It has astrut-bracedhigh-wing, single-seat, open cockpit, singlepusher engine configuration, and is equipped withtricycle landing gear usingnosewheel steering.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from bolted-togetheraluminium tubing, with the wings and tail covered inDacron sailcloth. Thefuselage consists of a single aluminium keel tube that runs from the tail surfaces to the nose wheel. The cockpit is an open seat bolted to the main keel tube. Its 31 ft (9.4 m) span wing has an 80% double surface and features half-spanailerons. The wing is supported by dual parallellift struts withjury struts. The tricycle landing gear haspneumatic shock suspension and the nosewheel is steerable. There is also a small tailcaster as the aircraft sits on its tail with no occupant in the pilot's seat. The landing gear has notably high ground clearance for rough field operations and the engine, mounted on the wingtrailing edge, drives a propeller that is protected by the low-mounted tailboom. The standard engine supplied was theCuyuna 430 of 30 hp (22 kW).[1]
Available as either a kit forhome construction or as a complete aircraft,[2] the Avenger was introduced in the early 1980s when the market was becoming saturated with ultralight designs; as a result, the company quickly went out of business and production ended.[1]
Data from Cliche[1] and Jane's[2]
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