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When you consider he built the original prototype
in his "single wide mobile home" you have to give him A for effort. The
Affordaplane is a
single seat ultralight. Fuselage construction uses two inch square T
6-6061 T-6 tubing, and is bolted together with AN 3 and 4 bolts using
gusset plates.
The wings are use "cross brace ladder style
construction, with foam ribs, and 1 1/2 inch cap strips. Covering is
heat shrink dacron. Building time is estimated to be in the 150 to 200
hour range, with the completed plane's estimated price at around $2,000
minus engine and instruments. Controls are standard stick and rudder, with
ailerons.
As of April 2000 the prototype is in the "test
flight stage" is powered by the 277 single cylinder 27 hp Rotax engine,
but the plane is designed to handle engines with weights from 85 to 90
lbs, which would include the Kawaskai 340/440 Rotax 277/377/447 Hirth, 2si
etc.
With these engines empty weight comes in at
between 245 and 254 lbs, with the gross weight for the plane pegged at 500
lbs. Wingspan is 27 feet 5 inches, wing area 123 sq ft, cruise 55 mph and
stall 26 mph.
The plans consist of 35 sheets of 28 x 11 full
size drawings, an A to Z builders manual, a materials list.
For more information contact:
Affordaplane
6817 Alafia Drive
Riverview, Florida 33569
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