Pro-Composites Vision
{{Short description|American homebuilt aircraft}}
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The Pro-Composites Vision is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed by Steve Rahm and produced by Pro-Composites of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, with some pre-formed parts made available to speed construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 116. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 121. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}{{cite web|url = http://pro-composites.com/Vision%20Info.html|title = Vision|access-date = 14 October 2012|last = Pro-Composites|date = n.d.}}{{cite news|url = http://www.eaa.org/experimenter/articles/2011-02_mystery_plane.asp|title = Mystery Plane|access-date = 14 October 2012|last = VanderVeen|first = Scott A.|year = 2012|work = EAA Experimenter|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120302233635/http://www.eaa.org/experimenter/articles/2011-02_mystery_plane.asp|archive-date = 2 March 2012}}
The design was originally marketed by American Affordable Aircraft of Daytona Beach.Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 115. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}
Design and development
The Vision features a cantilever low wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear or optional tricycle gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The Vision SP model is made from pre-formed flat fiberglass and foam composite panels which are then radius bent to shape. Its {{convert|21.75|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing employs a NACA 63A-415 airfoil at the wing root, transitioning to a NACA 63A-412 airfoil at the wing tip. The wing has an area of {{convert|85|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, with the cockpit up to {{convert|46|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} in width. The tricycle landing gear version features a fully castering nosewheel and differential braking for steering. The aircraft can accept engines of {{convert|100|to|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Subaru Stratus, {{convert|108|to|116|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-235 and {{convert|150|to|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-320 have been used.{{cite web|url = http://pro-composites.com/specs.html|title = Specifications|access-date = 14 October 2012|last = Pro-Composites}}
The manufacturer markets the design as "the only all composite, plans built, 2 seat sport aircraft that uses a conventional - non canard - platform."
Variants
;Vision SP
:Model with a short wing of {{convert|21.75|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span, an area of {{convert|85|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and an aspect ratio of 5.5:1.
;Vision EX
:Model with a longer wing of {{convert|25.5|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span, an area of {{convert|96|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and an aspect ratio of 6.6:1, optimized for higher altitude flying, carrying heavier loads and operation by less experienced pilots.
Specifications (Vision SP)
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References
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External links
{{commons category|Pro-Composites}}
- {{Official website|http://pro-composites.com/Vision%20Info.html}}
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