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

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
• Height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 10.6 m² (114 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 289 kg (637 lb)
• Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 95 litres (21 imp gal; 25 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed GT Propellers G2T VEB, variable pitch

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn)
• Cruising speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
• Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn) flaps down
• Range: 1,200 km (746 mi; 648 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,373 ft)
• g limits: +4.4/-2.2
• Rate of climb: 6.1 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 44.6 kg/m² (9.1 lb/sq ft)

References

1. 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.

External links

• Official website