Gdecouv'R 582
| 582 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight trike |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Gdecouv'R |
| Designer | Jean-Michel Geay |
| Status | In production (2013) |
| Unit cost |
€13,899.91 (less wing, 2013) |
The Gdecouv'R 582 is a French ultralight trike, designed by Jean-Michel Geay and produced by Gdecouv'R of Fontaine-lès-Dijon. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft.[1]
Design and development
The designer was a former employee of Cosmos ULM before that company went out of business. His new company, Gdecouv'R, started out as a parts manufacturer supplying Cosmos owners, before he developed his own aircraft, based on Cosmos designs.[1]
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its standard equipment 9.87 m (32.4 ft) span La Mouette wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of 132 kg (291 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb), giving a useful load of 318 kg (701 lb). With full fuel of 55 litres (12 imp gal; 15 US gal) the payload is 278 kg (613 lb).[1]
A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including those produced by La Mouette.[1]
Specifications (582)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 9.87 m (32 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 13 m2 (140 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 132 kg (291 lb)
- Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 55 litres (12 imp gal; 15 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 48 kW (64 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph; 78 kn)
- Cruising speed: 100 km/h (62 mph; 54 kn)
- Stall speed: 50 km/h (31 mph; 27 kn)
- Rate of climb: 7 m/s (1,400 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 34.6 kg/m2 (7.1 lb/sq ft)