{{Short description|French ultralight trike}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use British English|date=July 2021}} <!-- This article is a part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout. --> {{Infobox aircraft | name = Skypper | logo = | logo_size = | image = Z-Air Creation Skypper (46779465155).jpg | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Ultralight trike]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[France]] | manufacturer = [[Air Creation]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = In production (2013) | 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 = 2011 | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Air Creation Skypper''' is a French [[ultralight trike]], designed and produced by [[Air Creation]] of [[Aubenas]]. The aircraft was introduced in 2011 and is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 200. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>
==Design and development== The Skypper was designed as a simpler, lighter and less expensive carriage than the top-of-the line [[Air Creation Tanarg]], to replace the [[Air Creation GT]] series in production. It was intended to comply with the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] [[microlight]] category. It features a [[Flying wires|cable-braced]] [[hang glider]]-style [[high-wing]], weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-[[tandem]], open cockpit, [[tricycle landing gear]] with [[wheel pants]] and a single engine in [[pusher configuration]].<ref name="WDLA11" />
The aircraft is made from bolted-together [[aluminium]] tubing, with its double surface wing covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. The wing is supported by a single tube-type [[kingpost]] and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. Available powerplants include the a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [[two-stroke]], [[dual-ignition]] {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] engine, the four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, [[four-stroke]], dual-ignition {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 912UL]] or {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 912ULS]] engine and the twin cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, [[dual-ignition]] {{convert|60|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[HKS 700E]].<ref name="WDLA11" />
With the Rotax 582 the aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|201|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|462|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|261|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|55|L}} the payload is {{convert|221|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA11" />
A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the [[Air Creation NuviX]], [[Air Creation Fun|Fun 450]], [[Air Creation Fun|iFun 16]], [[Air Creation iXess|iXess 13]] and the [[Air Creation BioniX|BioniX]].<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="Specs">{{cite web|url = http://www.aircreation.fr/produits/tricyles/skypper/ctp_skypper_en_2012.pdf|title = Skypper Technical Characteristics & Performance|accessdate = 12 March 2013|last = [[Air Creation]]|year = 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130228191631/http://www.aircreation.fr/produits/tricyles/skypper/ctp_skypper_en_2012.pdf|archive-date = 2013-02-28|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="WDLA15">Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 218. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>
When equipped with the Bionix wing and Rotax 912 engine the Skypper was [[Euro|€]]6,300 cheaper than the more sophisticated [[Air Creation Tanarg]] with the same engine and wing, in 2011.<ref name="WDLA11" /> <!-- ==Operational history== --> <!-- ==Variants== --> <!-- ==Aircraft on display== -->
==Specifications (Skypper 582 NuviX) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bayerl and Air Creation<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="Specs" />|prime units?=met<!-- imp or kts first for US aircraft, and UK aircraft pre-metrification, met(ric) first for all others. You MUST choose a format, or no specifications will show --> <!-- General characteristics --> |genhide=
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==External links== *[http://www.aircreation.fr/en/catalog/tricycles/skypper_912_427 Official Skypper 912 website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302034759/http://www.aircreation.fr/en/catalog/tricycles/skypper_912_427 |date=2 March 2013 }} *[http://www.aircreation.fr/en/catalog/tricycles/skypper_582_241 Official Skypper 582 website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824203514/http://www.aircreation.fr/en/catalog/tricycles/skypper_582_241 |date=24 August 2012 }} {{Air Creation aircraft}}
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