Cosmik Chaser
{{Short description|British ultralight trike}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
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The Cosmik Chaser is a British ultralight trike that was designed by Nigel Beale and is produced by Cosmik Aviation of Southam. 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 207. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The Chaser was a competition trike that won dozens of international matches in the 1990s and then went out of production, as UK regulations changed. It was reintroduced circa 2010 as regulations were again altered, as a made-to-order and unadvertised product of the company.
The aircraft also complies with the American FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of {{convert|254|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
The Chaser 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 aluminum tubing, with its wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|8.1|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 447 engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|98|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and the fuel tank holds {{convert|23|L}}.
Specifications (Chaser)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.cosmikaviation.co.uk/}}
Category:1990s British sport aircraft
Category:1990s British ultralight aircraft