Aeros-2

{{Infobox aircraft | name = Aeros-2 | logo = | logo_size = | image = AEROS 2 Trike.JPG | alt = | caption = Aeros-2 with the [[Aeros Profi TL]] wing | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Ultralight trike]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[Ukraine]] | manufacturer = [[Aeros]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = In production | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = [[Aeros-1]] | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Aeros-2''' is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[ultralight trike]], designed and produced by [[Aeros]] of [[Kyiv]]. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft or as kit for [[Homebuilt aircraft|amateur construction]].<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 90. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="Aeros2Gen">{{Cite web|url = http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/trike/aer2_en.php|title = Aeros-2 Trike|accessdate = 5 February 2012|last = [[Aeros]]|date = 2005}}</ref><ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 198. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>

In the [[United States]] the design is marketed as the '''Venture''' and '''Velocity'''.<ref name="Aeros2Gen" /><ref name="WDLA11" />

==Design and development== Developed from the earlier [[Aeros-1]], the Aeros-2 features a [[Flying wires|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]].<ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="Aeros2Gen" />

The aircraft is made from square tubing, with its wing covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. Its {{convert|10|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is supported by a single tube-type [[kingpost]] and uses an "A" frame control bar. The occupants are housed in streamlined [[fibreglass]] [[Aircraft fairing|cockpit fairing]]. Engines available include the twin cylinder, [[two-stroke]], liquid-cooled {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] and the four cylinder [[four-stroke]] {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 912UL]] and {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 912|912ULS]]. Engine mounts for [[BMW]] and [[Subaru]] engines are also available. Available wings to be mated to the carriage are the [[Aeros Profi]], [[Aeros Stranger]], [[Aeros Stream]] and [[Aeros Still]]. The wing-mounting pylon is foldable, allowing the wing to be installed by one person. Floats and ski [[landing gear]] are optional.<ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="Aeros2Gen" />

==Variants== ;Venture 500 :Aeros-2 equipped with the [[Rotax 503]] for the US market.<ref name="Aeros2Gen" /> ;Venture 600 :Aeros-2 equipped with the [[Rotax 582]] for the US market.<ref name="Aeros2Gen" />

==Specifications (Aeros-2 912) == [[File:Aeros-2 (13979384024).jpg|thumb|right|Aeros-2]] {{Aircraft specs |ref=Aeros<ref name="Aeros2Spec">{{Cite web|url = http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/trike/tkaer2_en.php|title = Aeros-2 Performance|accessdate = 5 February 2012|last = [[Aeros]]|date = 2005|archive-date = 13 May 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100513003235/http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/trike/tkaer2_en.php|url-status = dead}}</ref> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

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==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website|http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/trike/aer2_en.php}} {{Aeros aircraft}}

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