Aeros Cross Country

{{Short description|Ukrainian ultralight trike}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Use British English|date=May 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Cross Country | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | 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 = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Aeros Cross Country''', sometimes called the '''Aeros Cross-Country''', 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="CC">{{Cite web|url = http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/trike/crc_en.php|title = Aeros Cross Country 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>

==Design and development== Intended as a more basic model than the [[Aeros-2]] for off-airport use, the Cross Country 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="CC" /><ref name="WDLA11" />

The aircraft is made from tubing, with its wing covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. Its {{convert|10.3|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is supported by a single tube-type [[kingpost]] and uses an "A" frame control bar. Unlike the Aeros-2 the Cross Country does not have a [[Aircraft fairing|cockpit fairing]] and sports heavy duty main wheel suspension for rough fields.<ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="CC" /><ref name="WDLA11" />

Engines available include the twin cylinder, [[two-stroke]], air-cooled {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 503]], the liquid-cooled {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]], 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]] or the [[Type certificate|certified]] 912A or S. The [[BMW K-1100 ULS]] powerplant is also optional. Available wings to be mated to the carriage are the [[Aeros Profi]], [[Aeros Stranger]], [[Aeros Stream]] and [[Aeros Still]].<ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="CC" /><ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="CCOptions">{{Cite web|url = http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/trike/complcrc_en.php|title = Aeros Cross Country List of Equipment and Options|accessdate = 5 February 2012|last = [[Aeros]]|date = 2005}}</ref>

An [[aerial application]] kit to allow crop spraying was available as an option.<ref name="WDLA04" />

==Specifications (Cross Country 912) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Aeros<ref name="CCSpec">{{Cite web|url = http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/trike/tkcrc_en.php|title = Cross Country Performance|accessdate = 5 February 2012|last = [[Aeros]]|date = 2005}}</ref> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

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==References== {{reflist}}

==External links==

*{{Official website|http://www.aeros.com.ua/structure/trike/crc_en.php}} {{Aeros aircraft}}

[[Category:1990s Ukrainian ultralight aircraft]] [[Category:Homebuilt aircraft]] [[Category:Single-engined pusher aircraft]] [[Category:Ultralight trikes]] [[Category:Aeros aircraft|Cross Country]]