Golden Avio F30

The Golden Avio F30 is an Italian ultralight aircraft designed by Stelio Frati and produced by Golden Avio, a division of Golden Car, an automotive parts and prototyping company located in Caramagna Piemonte. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]

F30
F30 RG model
Role Ultralight aircraft
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Golden Avio
Designer Stelio Frati
Status In production (2012)
Unit cost
€78,000 (fixed gear version, assembled, 2011) €95,000 (Retractable gear version, assembled, 2013)

The aircraft's designation is a homage to the Ferrari F40 Italian automobile built from 1987 to 1992.[2]

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]

The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 8.6 m (28.2 ft) span wing has an area of 10.6 m2 (114 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, although it can accommodate engines of up to 200 hp (149 kW).[1][2]

The FG model received German certification in 2011 and the RG version in 2015.[2]

Variants
Golden Avio F30 FG
Golden Avio F30 RG
F30 RG
Retractable landing gear model.[1][2]
F30 FG
Fixed landing gear model, also called the Brio.[1][2]

Specifications (F30 RG)
Golden Avio F30 RG

Data from Bayerl and Golden Car[1][3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
  • Height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 10.6 m2 (114 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 289 kg (637 lb)
  • Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 95 litres (21 imp gal; 25 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed GT Propellers G2T VEB, variable pitch

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
  • Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn) flaps down
  • Range: 1,200 km (750 mi, 650 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,400 ft)
  • g limits: +4.4/-2.2
  • Rate of climb: 6.1 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 44.6 kg/m2 (9.1 lb/sq ft)


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References
  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 57. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 58. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Golden Car (n.d.). "F30" (PDF). Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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