Czech and Czechoslovakian Ultralight Aircraft 1990-1999 - Interplane Skyboy, Interplane Griffon, Kappa 77 Kp 2u-Sova (Paperback)

Chapters: Interplane Skyboy, Interplane Griffon, Kappa 77 Kp 2u-Sova. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The InterPlane Skyboy is a two seat, side-by-side, high wing, single engine, pusher configuration ultralight aircraft that is manufactured as a completed aircraft by InterPlane Aircraft of Zbraslavice, Czech Republic. Interplane Skyboy - front view showing the unusual main landing gear Interplane Skyboy - showing doors and interior accommodationThe Skyboy was designed in 1992 specifically for the German market as a trainer. It was adapted for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category for use as a two-seat trainer under the FAR 103 trainer exemption. It later became available as a US Light-sport aircraft. The aircraft is available in Canada as an Advanced Ultralight Aeroplane. The Skyboy wing is built from aluminum extrusions for the spars and wing ribs and covered with doped aircraft fabric. The wing's leading edge is Mylar covered in fabric, to increase stiffness. The wing is supported by "V" struts and utilizes jury struts. The fuselage is built upon an aluminum main tube that runs from the tail right to the rudder pedals. The wings and horizontal tail surfaces can be folded for trailering or storage. The cabin is constructed from two fibreglass shells, joined together. The rear of the cabin is covered in aircraft fabric. The optional cabin doors open upwards. Controls are conventional three-axis. The control stick is a centrally mounted "Y" stick, between the two seats that can be used from either seat. The Skyboy has a distinctive main landing gear, consisting of a trailing idler link, with suspension consisting of a coil spring mounted over a shock absorber. The company describes the main landing gear: "one of the best landing gears in...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2505162