Light Wing AC4

AC4
Role Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft
National origin Switzerland
Manufacturer Light Wing AG
Designer Hans Gygax
Status In production (2016)
Unit cost
45,000 (assembled, 2011)

The Light Wing AC4 is a Swiss ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed by Hans Gygax and produced by Light Wing AG of Stans. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]

Design and development

The AC4 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and 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.[1]

The aircraft is made from a combination of composites and aluminum sheet, with its tailboom made from a single large diameter aluminium tube and the wings and tail surfaces covered in aluminium. Its 9.45 m (31.0 ft) span wing has an area of 16.65 m2 (179.2 sq ft), is supported by V-struts and mounts flaps. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS or Rotax 912iS four-stroke powerplant.[1][3]

The AC4 can optionally be fitted with two extra seats in the luggage compartment and was also designed for aero-towing gliders. It can also accommodate a stretcher for Medevac missions.[1]

Specifications (AC4 LSA)

Data from Bayerl and manufacturer[1][3]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 63. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Light Wing AG. "Company". lightwing.ch. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 Light Wing AG. "Lightwing AC4". lightwing.ch. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

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