Aero Bravo 700

Aero Bravo 700
Role	Light aircraft
National origin	Brazil
Manufacturer	Aero Bravo
Status	In production

The Bravo 700 is a small, two-seat civil utility aircraft manufactured by Aero Bravo in Brazil in both kit and ready-to-fly form. It is a high-wing monoplane of metal construction with fixed tricycle undercarriage and is classed as an ultralight under Brazilian aviation regulations. An agricultural version, the Bravo 700 Agrícola with spraying gear and a chemical tank with a capacity of 140 l (37 US gal) has been developed to flight-testing stage.^[1]

Specifications (Bravo 700)

Data from Bayerl^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 6.58 m (21 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Height: 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 13 m² (140 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 270 kg (595 lb)
• Gross weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
• Powerplant: × Rotax 912 4-cyl. horizontally opposed, liquid and air-cooled, four-stroke, geared piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph; 103 kn)
• Range: 840 km (522 mi; 454 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 38 kg/m² (7.8 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.12 kW/kg (0.07 hp/lb)

References

1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 13. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X