The aircraft was designed as a touring trike, to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 415 kg (915 lb). The Av8R is certified to the British BCAR Section "S" standard. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.^[1][2]

The aircraft is made from tubing, with its double-surface Raven wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 11.0 m (36.1 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The carriage features a cockpit fairing with a windshield and wheel spats. The seats and engine mount are fixed and the wing's mast folds down into a slot in the carriage for rigging and storage. Hydraulic brakes are standard equipment. The engines available are the four-cylinder, four-stroke 60 kW (80 hp) Rotax 912UL and the 74.5 kW (100 hp) Rotax 912ULS.^[1][2][3]

Data from Bertrand and Bayerl^[1][2]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Wingspan: 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 15.0 m² (161 sq ft)
• Gross weight: 415 kg (915 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 80 litres (18 imp gal; 21 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four-stroke, four-cylinder aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 129 km/h (80 mph, 70 kn)
• Cruise speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
• Stall speed: 48 km/h (30 mph, 26 kn)
• Rate of climb: 4.1 m/s (810 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 27.7 kg/m² (5.7 lb/sq ft)

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