Golden Avio F30
{{Short description|Italian ultralight aircraft}}
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The Golden Avio F30 is an Italian ultralight aircraft designed by Stelio Frati and produced by Golden Avio, a division of Golden Car, an automotive parts and prototyping company located in Caramagna Piemonte. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 57. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 58. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
The aircraft's designation is a homage to the Ferrari F40 Italian automobile built from 1987 to 1992.
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its {{convert|8.6|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|10.6|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and mounts flaps. The standard engine available is the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, although it can accommodate engines of up to {{convert|200|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.
The FG model received German certification in 2011 and the RG version in 2015.
Variants
Specifications (F30 RG)
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References
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External links
{{commons category|Golden Avio F30}}
- {{Official website|http://www.f30fly.com/}}
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