Aviation Products Star Trike

Short description: German ultralight trike

Star Trike

General information
Type| Ultralight trike
National origin| Germany
Manufacturer| Aviation Products Ltd
Designer|

Klaus Wisch

History
Manufactured| 1980–present
Introduction date| 1980

The Aviation Products Star Trike is a German ultralight trike that was designed by Klaus Wisch and is produced by Aviation Products Ltd of Bitburg.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Design and development
* 2 Variants
* 3 Specifications (Star Trike Agrar)
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Design and development

The Star Trike was designed in 1980 has been in production ever since. It fits the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category. The design features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat or a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its single or double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10 m (32.8 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. A range of powerplants can be fitted, including the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine and the twin cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E engine.[1]

In its single seat agricultural version the aircraft has an empty weight of 170 kg (375 lb) and a gross weight of 472.5 kg (1,042 lb), giving a useful load of 302.5 kg (667 lb). With full fuel of 44 litres (9.7 imp gal; 12 US gal) the payload is 271 kg (597 lb).[1]

A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the Air Creation XP 15.[1]

## Variants

Star Trike Agrar
Single seat agricultural aircraft version.[1]
Star Trike DS
Dual seat version.[1]

## Specifications (Star Trike Agrar)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
* Wing area: 15.5 m2 (167 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 170 kg (375 lb)
* Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 44 litres (9.7 imp gal; 12 US gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 48 kW (64 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
* Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
* Stall speed: 47 km/h (29 mph, 25 kn)
* Rate of climb: 6.5 m/s (1,280 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 30.5 kg/m2 (6.2 lb/sq ft)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 206. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

## External links

* Official website

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