Golden Avio F30

F30
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Golden Avio
Designer Stelio Frati
Status In production (2012)
Unit cost
78,000 (fixed gear version, assembled, 2011) 95,000 (Retractable gear version, assembled, 2013)

The Golden Avio F30 is an Italian ultralight aircraft designed by Stelio Frati and produced by Golden Avio, a division of Golden Car, an automotive parts and prototyping company located in Caramagna Piemonte. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

Design and development

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 under a bubble canopy, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 8.6 m (28.2 ft) span wing has an area of 10.6 m2 (114 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, although it can accommodate engines of up to 200 hp (149 kW).[1]

Variants

Golden Avio F30
Golden Avio F30 RG
F30 RG
Retractable landing gear model.[1]
F30 FG
Fixed landing gear model, also called the Brio.[1]

Specifications (F30 RG)

F30 left rear view

Data from Bayerl and Golden Car[1][2]

General characteristics

Performance


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 57. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Golden Car (n.d.). "F30" (PDF). Retrieved 14 July 2012.

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