Raj Hamsa Clipper
{{Short description|Indian ultralight aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
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The Raj Hamsa Clipper is an Indian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Raj Hamsa Ultralights since the 1990s. 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 224. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The Clipper was designed as a trainer for school use and complies with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of {{convert|350|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit without a cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The Clipper was developed into the longer range Raj Hamsa Voyager.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double surface Raj Hamsa-made wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|10.1|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, dual-ignition {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 503 engine or the twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Hirth 2706 engine.{{cite web|url = http://www.x-air.in/html/phgtrainers.htm|title = Two-Seater Powered Hang Glider, Type "Clipper"|accessdate = 24 September 2013|last = Raj Hamsa Ultralights|date = n.d.}}
The aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|160|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|350|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|190|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|25|L}} the payload is {{convert|172|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.
Specifications (Clipper)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.x-air.in/html/phgtrainers.htm}}
{{Raj Hamsa Ultralights aircraft}}
Category:1990s Indian sport aircraft
Category:1990s Indian ultralight aircraft