Sunair Sunlight
{{Short description|German ultralight trike}}
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The Sunair Sunlight is a German ultralight trike electric aircraft, designed and produced by Sunair UG of Scheidegg, Bavaria. 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 222. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The Sunlight was designed as an electric powered, self-launching motorglider for the German {{convert|120|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} class. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit with the pilot accommodated in recumbent position fabric zip-up pod, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its single surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. The wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a {{convert|15|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} Elektromotor electric motor, recharged in flight by small solar cells.{{cite web|url = http://www.sun-air.eu/sunlight_trike.html|title = Sunlight|accessdate = 6 March 2018|last = Sunair UG}}
Specifications (Sunlight)
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.sun-air.eu/sunlight_trike.html}}
Category:2010s German sport aircraft
Category:2010s German ultralight aircraft