Micro Aviation B22 Bantam
{{Short description|New Zealand ulatralight aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2022}}
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The Micro Aviation B22 Bantam is a New Zealand ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Micro Aviation NZ of Hamilton, New Zealand and later of Mandeville, New Zealand. 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 65. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 68. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The aircraft complies with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules as well as the United Kingdom BCAR Section "S" regulations. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|9.03|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|15.1|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and is supported by V-struts and jury struts. The engine is mounted above the cockpit on the forward end of the main keel tube. Standard engines available are the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 two-stroke and the {{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplant.
Operational history
Two Bantams are in use by park rangers in Kruger National Park in South Africa.[http://www.sanparks.org/docs/groups_tenders/2014/short_term_insurance/executive-summary-aviation.pdf "AVIATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF INSURANCES"], Page 6, www.sanparks.org[http://www.sanparks.org/about/news/default.php?id=1909 "KNP rangers will fly to stop the slaughter"] Total production has exceeded 300 aircraft.
The World Directory of Leisure Aviation reviewed the Bantam and described it as "a simple practical aircraft characterized by its agility, vice-free handling and ease of maintenance."
Variants
;B22J
:Higher powered version{{cite web|url=http://www.microaviation.co.nz/products.php |title=Products |publisher=Microaviation.co.nz |date= |accessdate=2012-08-01}}
;B22S
Specifications (B22J Bantam)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.microaviation.co.nz/products.php}}
Category:1980s New Zealand ultralight aircraft