Air Sylphe Bi 582

{{Short description|French powered parachute}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use British English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Bi 582 | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Powered parachute]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[France]] | manufacturer = [[Air Sylphe]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed | 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 = 2004 | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Air Sylphe Bi 582''' is a French [[powered parachute]] that was designed and produced by [[Air Sylphe]] of [[Villereau, Nord]]. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 79. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>

The company seems to have gone out of business in the end of 2007 and production ended by that date.<ref name="Archive">{{cite web |url = http://www.air-sylphe.com/ |title = Air Sylphe |accessdate = 26 May 2015 |author = Air Sylphe |date = 2 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625165308/http://www.air-sylphe.com/ |archive-date=25 June 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Design and development== An improved version of their previous two seat design, the Bi 582 was introduced in 2004 and designed to comply with the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] [[microlight]] category, including the category's maximum gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of {{convert|330|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. It features a {{convert|45|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} [[parachute]]-style wing designed by Xavier Demoury, two-seats-in-[[tandem]] accommodation, [[tricycle landing gear]] and a single {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] engine in [[pusher configuration]].<ref name="WDLA04"/>

The aircraft carriage is built from metal tubing with a [[ducted fan]] derived from an industrial air ventilation system. The main landing gear incorporates spring rod suspension. There is also a special version of the aircraft to accommodate [[wheelchair]] aviators.<ref name="WDLA04"/>

The aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|130|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|330|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|200|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|30|L}} the payload for crew and baggage is {{convert|178|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA04"/>

==Specifications (Bi 582) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bertrand<ref name="WDLA04"/> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

|crew=one |capacity=one passenger |length m= |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=15 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=45 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio=5:1 |airfoil= |empty weight kg=130 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg=330 |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|30|L}} |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[[Rotax 582]] |eng1 type=twin cylinder, [[two-stroke]], liquid-cooled [[aircraft engine]] |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=64

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|max speed kmh=48 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh=20 |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms=2.5 |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2=7.3 |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }}

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Air Sylphe aircraft|447]] [[Category:2000s French sport aircraft]] [[Category:2000s French ultralight aircraft]] [[Category:Single-engined pusher aircraft]] [[Category:Powered parachutes]]