Icaro Twin Electric
| Twin Electric | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight trike |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Icaro 2000 |
| Designer | Manfred Ruhmer |
| Status | Under development (2015) |
| Number built | at least one |
The Icaro Twin Electric is an Italian electric ultralight trike that was designed by World Hang Glider Champion pilot Manfred Ruhmer and under development by Icaro 2000 of Sangiano.[1]
As of 2018 the aircraft was not advertised on the manufacturer's website and it is likely that it did not progress beyond one flying prototype.[1][2]
Design and development
[edit]The Twin Electric design 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 twin electric motors mounted on lateral booms, in pusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its single surface Rx Bip bi-place wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. Power is supplied by two electric motors mounted on booms, one each side of the trike frame, each driving a pusher propeller.[1]
The Rx Bip wing was selected to allow STOL capabilities.[1]
Operational history
[edit]The Twin Electric was reported as being flight tested in 2015.[1]
Specifications (Twin Electric)
[edit]Data from Tacke[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Powerplant: 2 × electric motors
