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Ikarus C-42 is ready
The Comco-Ikarus in Germany proudly presents his best seller Ikarus C-42.  There are a few improvements in the model 2002. Vne has increased to  220 km/h . This plane do not look most trendy but is a reliable well proven alternative for people who do not own the bank.

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Sun´nFun event April 7-13, 2002 Lakeland, FL, USA. See details:www.sun-n-fun.com  

Arius lands on water as well  
In August 2001, the Czeck FANTASY AIR company tested the second type of ARIUS F with Full Lotus floats with very good results. .fantasyair.com

New light aircraft class: Sportsplanes in USA
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 The delays before FAA  gets  the rules for the new  "Sport Pilot" class together are due to the recent terrorists attacks. Summer 2003 is now the deadline.w More info: sportplanes.com.

Modern UL-motor glider from Slovenia
2002-01-16 Enskede
Pipistrel Sinus is unik to-seat,side-by-side micro light sailplane. To name a few interesting details: positive and negativie flaps, wing air brakes, mechanical trimmer, integrated tanks in the wings.  March speed with Rotax 912 is impressive 207 km/h. The propeller can be adjusted 90 degrees for better gliding.w . The manufacturers site :www.pipistrel.si.

New typing in Schwitzerland
2001-11-21 Enskede
In Schwitzerland  the transportation authorities work with new plane typing called  Ecolight Aircraft that are more environmental, economical and lighter that the traditional planes. These aircrafts will have about the same max.weight as the new Sportplanes in the USA. Swiss Aero  Club will take liability in the new class air crafts.w
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UL-hit list 2001w
2002-01-15 Windeck, Germany
The total new registrations of UL-planes in Germany year 2001 was 262. Fist place went to Ikarus C42 with 47 planes. The second was CT2K from Flight Design with 17 planes. Facination and Remos G3 Mirage had just one less plane registered : 16 each.w
daec.org/daec/musterzulassung.

UL-Fighter: Bateleur
2001-12-21 Windeck, Germany
There exists all kinds of weird UL-outfits but Bataleurs is one of the most strange. The rig seems to be a real jet-fighter and indeed it got similar flight  constitution. The constructor Andre Von Shoenebecks philosophy in aerodynamics and technical solutions builds on the military aircraft principles. The plane has delta winds, retractable landings gear, tandem cockpit and is marching with 250 km/h speed with the standard 100 hp Rotax 912S. Stall speed is low enough to pass the UL-regulations 65 km/h max. limit. The plane have sizable wing tips that are characteristic to every self-respecting modern UL-plane that wants to maximise the speed within the weight limits. The productions of this futuristic beauty shall start in Germany. The price 70,000 Euro is inclusive German VAT but don't include the parachute that is obligatoric in German UL-planes. Look closer : rmtaviation.com.  

Sonex heading for Sweden as a kit
2001-11-30 Alvesta
Sonex from USA has now a  Swedish representative Mats Ekman who is already importing Rans. The first Swedish Sonex will be build by the importer. Sonex is a low win all metal plane. As a standard the engine will be  80 hp, 100 hp or 120 hp Jabiru. With the 120 hp engine the march speed is be 240 km/h in sea level. Stall speed is announced to be 64 km/h and empty weight 270 kg. Mats Ekman will use the 100 hp Rotax 912S. The price of the complete kit with engine and instruments will be about 300.000 Skr. There is plenty speed for this money. More info:    www.sonex-ltd.com. 

L 232 and Sprint approved for  towing
2001-11-21 Braunschweig, Germany
The Check TL 232 and German Sprint are the first UL-plane in Germany to be certified for towing sailplanes. After may years trial are many other manufacturers too interested. This opens a new field in the UL-flying in Germany. There are many sailplane clubs in Sweden too that would like to use micro lights for towing their outfits. The dealer of TL 232 in Germany, Martin Wezel, has constructed an interesting graph that shows the necessary strip when towing different types sailplanes.   w

Help program  to plan the flight
001-11-05 Stockholm
To make a trip plan is time-consuming. It takes a lot of calculation to count the influence of wind direction and wind speed when figuring out the ground speed (GS) and fuel usage. Sridhar Rajagopal in USA has tackled the problem with a program for Excel. You just need to feed in the actual data.  Your can download the program free in Sridhar'S Aviation Page. Thanks to Niclas Peyron for the hint.

Warning device for collision risk
2001-10-26 Carlsbad, CA, USA
One more good news for aircraft enthusiasts. A few years ago did an warning system  when at risk to have a collision with another plane did cost 500 000 SEK. (About 50 000 US). Today for example Traffic Proximity Alerts system can be bought for 595 USD from Surecheck Aviation in USA.  w


Paris-Beijing with an UL-plane
2001-10-17 Carlisle, USAw
Roger Krieger plans an UL-rally from Paris to Beijing 2003/2004. You can participate as sponsor or co-operator in this Marco Polo Rally.w
 44 pilots have already told that they are interested. More info in  www.wst.nu/rally2000.


Brazilian fly around the world with motor sailplane
2001-10-04 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Gérard Moss started from Sorocaba, Brazil the 23rd June and was back in Sorobaca the 28th Sept after passing trough 40 countries and 50 000 km. The plane: Super Ximango AMT-200S  is made in Brazil by  Aeromot with  Rotax 912S with 100 hk taking care of the headwinds and altitude adjustments that a sailplane needs when having a world around trip.  Look at  asasdovento.zone.com.br/ingles ..