Evolution Revo
{{Short description|American ultralight trike}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
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The Evolution Revo is an American ultralight trike, designed by Evolution Trikes of Zephyrhills, Florida. 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 211. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
The Revo was derived from the Hungarian Apollo Monsoon and is built under sub-contract in the United States by Powrachute of Middleville, Michigan. It was designed specifically to complete with the British Pegasus Quik.
Design and development
The Revo was designed to comply with the American light-sport aircraft category and has been accepted as an S-LSA.{{cite web|url=http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/media/SLSA_Directory.xls |title=SLSA Make/Model Directory |accessdate=3 July 2013 |last=Federal Aviation Administration |date=7 January 2013 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516004527/http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/media/SLSA_Directory.xls |archivedate=16 May 2013 }}
The aircraft features a strut-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with a cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The Revo is made from welded steel tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|30|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span North Wing Reflex wing has no kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a four-cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS engine or {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912UL. The aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|530|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|1037|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|506|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|15|u.s.gal}} the payload is {{convert|416|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the Reflex 11 and 13.
Specifications (Revo)
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Evolution Revo}}
- {{Official website|http://www.evolutiontrikes.com/}}
Category:2000s United States sport aircraft
Category:2000s United States ultralight aircraft