Airborne XT

{{Infobox aircraft | name = XT Series | logo = | logo_size = | image = AirBorne XT912 Tourer microlight.jpg | alt = | caption = Airborne XT-912 Tourer | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Ultralight trike]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = Australia | manufacturer = [[Airborne Windsports]] | 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 = 2003-present | introduction = 2003 | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = [[Airborne Outback]] | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Airborne XT''' is an Australian series of two-seat [[flying wing]] [[ultralight trike]]s designed and produced by [[Airborne Windsports]] and introduced in 2003.<ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 94. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>

==Design and development== The XT series features an XT carriage and 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" />

The wing is made from bolted-together [[aluminium]] tubing, with its double surface wing covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. Its {{convert|9.9|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is supported by a single tube-type [[kingpost]] and uses an "A" frame control bar. A number of different wings are available for the series. The XT was the first carriage used by Airborne that incorporated [[landing gear]] [[shock absorber]]s. It also uses a gas strut to lower and raise the wing for rigging it. Powerplants include the {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 912]] four cylinder, [[four stroke]], [[horizontally-opposed]] [[aircraft engine]] and the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] twin cylinder, [[two stroke]], inline engine.<ref name="WDLA04" />

==Variants== ;XT-912 Streak 2 :Initial version with {{convert|60|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 912]] engine, Streak 2 wing and cockpit fairing, introduced in 2003.<ref name="WDLA04" /> ;XT912-SST Tundra :Model with {{convert|60|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912 engine and ''SST'' [[strut-braced]] wing, cockpit fairing and [[tundra tires]] for off-airport operations.<ref name="ABWS">{{Cite web|url = http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/ml_microlights.php|title = Airborne Microlight Range|accessdate = 15 January 2012|last = [[Airborne Windsports]]|date = 2011}}</ref><ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 202. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref> ;XT-912 Tundra :Model with {{convert|60|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912 engine and Streak or Cruze model wing, cockpit fairing and tundra tires for off-airport operations.<ref name="ABWS" /> ;XT-912 Tourer :Model with {{convert|60|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912 engine and Streak or Cruze model wing and cockpit fairing.<ref name="ABWS" /> ;XT-912 Outback :Development of the [[Airborne Outback]] model with {{convert|60|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912 engine tundra wheels, {{convert|70|L}} fuel tank and GX instrument package and no cockpit fairing.<ref name="ABWS" /><ref name="WDLA11" /> ;XT-582 Tourer :Model with {{convert|48|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] engine, Cruze model wing and cockpit fairing.<ref name="ABWS" /><ref name="WDLA11" /> ;XT-582 Tundra :Model with {{convert|48|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 engine, tundra tires and cockpit fairing.<ref name="ABWS" /> ;XT-582 Outback :Development of the Airborne Outback model with {{convert|48|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 engine, tundra tires and no fairing.<ref name="ABWS" />

==Specifications (XT Streak 2) == [[File:Airborne XT-912 trike 01.JPG|right|thumb|Airborne XT-912 showing cozy crew accommodation]] {{Aircraft specs |ref=Betrand<ref name="WDLA04" /> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

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==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website|http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/ml_microlights.php}} {{Airborne Windsports aircraft}}

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