Airborne Outback
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The Airborne Outback is an Australian two-seat flying wing ultralight trike that was designed and produced by Airborne Windsports in the mid-2000s.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, pages 22-23. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The Outback was developed as an off-airport aircraft, with a carriage that lacks a fairing and other encumbrances to "all-terrain" operations. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seat, open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft single surface Wizard model wing is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|9.96|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The landing gear has optional tundra tires. The standard engine factory-supplied was the Rotax 582 liquid-cooled two-stroke powerplant of {{convert|48|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}}. The aircraft has demonstrated operations from sand dunes.
The basic Outback model was later developed into the Airborne XT series that still dominates the company's product line in 2012.
Specifications (Outback)
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References
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{{Airborne Windsports aircraft}}
Category:2000s Australian ultralight aircraft