| Airo 1 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft |
National origin | United Arab Emirates |
| Manufacturer | Airo Aviation |
| Status | In production |
| History | |
Introduction date | 2008 |
Developed from | Euro Ala JetFox |
The Airo 1 is a United Arab Emirates ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Airo Aviation of the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
The aircraft is a licensed development of the Italian Euro Ala JetFox and was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and also the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The company claims it was accepted as a US LSA in 2008 but it did not appear on the official Federal Aviation Administration 2016 list of S-LSAs.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 9.78 m (32.1 ft) span wing employs V-struts and jury struts. Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants. The engine is mounted on the main keel tube that runs from the tail to the engine, mounting the engine above the cockpit.
Data from Bayerl and Tacke
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