Airborne T-Lite
{{Short description|Australian ultralight trike}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2022}}
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The Airborne T-Lite is an Australian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Airborne Windsports of Redhead, New South Wales. 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 201. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The T-Lite was designed as both a cross country powered aircraft and self-launching motor glider for soaring. The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category as well as the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its double surface Airborne Core wing covered in Dacron sailcloth, with the top surface finished in mylar PX cloth. The {{convert|9.5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span Core wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a purpose-designed, single cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, {{convert|22|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Bailey B200 engine, with electric starting and a 3.2:1 reduction drive. The aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|90|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|210|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|120|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|10|L}} the payload is {{convert|113|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The permitted pilot weight range is {{convert|50|to|110|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/ml_t-lite_specs.php|title = T-Lite Specifications |accessdate = 15 March 2013|last = Airborne Windsports|year = 2011}}
The T-Lite is designed to be quickly disassembled for ground transport. The {{convert|10|L}} fuel tank is located behind the pilot's seat and can be disconnected quickly to allow transporting it independently of the aircraft for refueling.
Specifications (T-Lite)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/ml_t-lite.php}}
{{Airborne Windsports aircraft}}
Category:2000s Australian sport aircraft
Category:2000s Australian ultralight aircraft