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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