Aircore Cadet
{{Short description|American ultralight aircraft}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
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The Aircore Cadet is an American ultralight aircraft that was designed by Jim Scott and produced by Aircore Industries in the early 1980s. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page E-9. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-9680628-1-4}}{{Cite web|url = http://virtualultralightmuseum.com/c.htm|title = Aircraft C|accessdate = 4 November 2011|last = Virtual Ultralight Museum|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150406060220/http://virtualultralightmuseum.com/c.htm|archivedate = 6 April 2015}}
Design and development
The Cadet was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of {{convert|254|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. The aircraft has a standard empty weight of {{convert|248|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. It features a strut-braced high-wing, single-seat, open cockpit, single tractor engine configuration, and is equipped with tricycle landing gear.
The aircraft is made from bolted together aluminum alloy tubing, with the wings and tail covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|30|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing employs "V" lift struts and jury struts. The aircraft keel is an aluminum tube that runs from the tail, mounts the wings and the engine at its forward end. The standard factory-supplied engine is the {{convert|28|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 277, driving a {{convert|60|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} diameter fixed-pitch propeller with a {{convert|28|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} pitch. The pilot sits on an open seat without a windshield. The control system is conventional three-axis, with half-span ailerons. The main landing gear is sprung steel and the nosewheel incorporates steering. There is a small tail caster to protect the tail. Brakes are optionally available.
Reviewer Andre Cliche describes the Cadet as "a clean and simple design that is inexpensive to maintain."
Specifications (Cadet)
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140425060320/http://virtualultralightmuseum.com/cadet500cc.jpg Photo of an Aircore Cadet]