Sunward Aurora

Aurora
Aurora prototype
Role Light-sport aircraft
National origin China
Manufacturer Sunward Aircraft
Status Under development (2011)
Number built Prototypes only


The Sunward Aurora is a Chinese light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Sunward Aircraft, a division of Hunan Science and Technologies Co Ltd, an industrial machine manufacturer located in the Lu Gu High Technology Development Zone. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

Design and development

The Aurora was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft's 8.6 m (28.2 ft) span wing has a rectangular planform and employs flaps. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.[1]

The Chinese authorities have granted the company permission to produce the aircraft.[1]

Bayerl et al. note that the Aurora closely resembles the Fly Synthesis Texan, but that the manufacturer claims the Aurora is an original design.[1]

As of December 2013, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.[2]

Specifications (version)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 78. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (11 December 2013). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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