Aerosette MH-46 Eclipse
| {{Infobox aircraft begin
| name=MH-46 Eclipse | image= | caption= }}{{Infobox aircraft type | type=Ultralight aircraft | national origin=Czech Republic | manufacturer=Aerosette | designer= | first flight= | introduced=2002 | retired= | status=In production | primary user= | more users= | produced= | number built= | program cost= | unit cost= €55,000 (2015) | developed from= | variants with their own articles= }} |
The Aerosette MH-46 Eclipse is a Czech ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Aerosette of Chrastava. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 22. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 22. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The MH-46 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and intended for personal use and flight training. 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 aircraft is made from composites. Its {{convert|9.71|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is supported by a single strut on each side. Standard engines available are the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 two-stroke and the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. The cockpit was designed for comfort and is {{convert|1.2|m|in|0|abbr=on}} wide at the pilot's elbow.
Specifications (MH-46 Eclipse)
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Bayerl, Tacke and Aerosette{{cite web|url=http://www.aerosette.eu/eng/letadla.html |title=UL Aircraft MH-46 / Eclipse |accessdate=23 April 2012 |last=Aerosette |date=n.d. |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223172224/http://aerosette.eu/eng/letadla.html |archivedate=23 February 2009 }}
|prime units?=met
|genhide=
|crew=one
|capacity=one passenger
|length m=6.34
|length ft=
|length in=
|length note=
|span m=9.71
|span ft=
|span in=
|span note=
|height m=2.18
|height ft=
|height in=
|height note=
|wing area sqm=11.5
|wing area sqft=
|wing area note=
|aspect ratio=
|airfoil=
|empty weight kg=285
|empty weight lb=
|empty weight note=
|gross weight kg=472.5
|gross weight lb=
|gross weight note=
|fuel capacity={{convert|130|L}}
|more general=
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Rotax 912ULS
|eng1 type=four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke
|eng1 kw=75
|eng1 hp=
|prop blade number=
|prop name=
|prop dia m=
|prop dia ft=
|prop dia in=
|prop note=
|perfhide=
|max speed kmh=250
|max speed mph=
|max speed kts=
|max speed note=
|cruise speed kmh=220
|cruise speed mph=
|cruise speed kts=
|cruise speed note=
|stall speed kmh=65
|stall speed mph=
|stall speed kts=
|stall speed note=flaps down
|never exceed speed kmh=298
|never exceed speed mph=
|never exceed speed kts=
|never exceed speed note=
|range km=
|range miles=
|range nmi=
|range note=
|endurance=
|ceiling m=
|ceiling ft=
|ceiling note=
|g limits=+4/-2
|roll rate=
|glide ratio=
|climb rate ms=8.7
|climb rate ftmin=
|climb rate note=
|time to altitude=
|sink rate ms=
|sink rate ftmin=
|sink rate note=
|lift to drag=
|wing loading kg/m2=
|wing loading lb/sqft=
|wing loading note=
|power/mass=
|thrust/weight=
|more performance=
|avionics=
}}
{{aircontent
|see also=
|related=
|similar aircraft=
|lists=
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.aerosette.eu/}}