Aquilair Kid

{{Short description|French ultralight trike}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use British English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Kid | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Ultralight trike]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[France]] | manufacturer = [[Aquilair]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed (2014) | 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 '''Aquilair Kid''' is a French [[ultralight trike]] designed and produced by [[Aquilair]] of [[Theizé]]. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for [[Homebuilt aircraft|amateur construction]] or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 205. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>

==Design and development== The aircraft was 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|300|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. It features a [[Flying wires|cable-braced]] [[hang glider]]-style [[high-wing]], weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit, [[tricycle landing gear]] and a single engine in [[pusher configuration]].<ref name="WDLA11" />

The aircraft is made from metal tubing, with its wing covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. Its {{convert|9.9|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span Star 12 wing is supported by a single tube-type [[kingpost]] and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The standard powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, [[two-stroke]], [[dual-ignition]] {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 503]] engine, with the {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 447]] and the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} liquid-cooled [[Rotax 582]] optional.<ref name="WDLA11" />

With the Star 12 wing the aircraft has an empty weight of {{convert|132|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|300|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|168|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|30|L}} the payload is {{convert|146|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA11" />

The aircraft is supplied in modular form, with the chassis, engine, reduction drive and propeller all available separately. A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, but the Star 12 was formerly the standard wing offered. The chassis incorporates an under-seat pivot system that allows the wing to be mounted and then raised into position.<ref name="WDLA11" />

==Variants== ;Kid 447 :Aircraft with the twin cylinder, air-cooled, [[two-stroke]], single-ignition {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 447]] and the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="WDLA11" /> ;Kid 503 :Aircraft with the twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 503]] engine<ref name="WDLA11" /> ;Kid 582 :Aircraft with the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] engine<ref name="WDLA11" />

==Specifications (Kid 503 with Star 12 wing) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bayerl<ref name="WDLA11" /> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

|crew=one |capacity= |length m= |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=9.9 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=12.9 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=132 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg=300 |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|30|L}} |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[[Rotax 503]] |eng1 type=twin cylinder, air-cooled, [[two-stroke]], [[dual-ignition]] [[aircraft engine]] |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=50

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|max speed kmh=145 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh=90 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh=52 |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=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=23.2 |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.aquilair.com/produits/chariot_monoplace/8.html}} {{Aquilair aircraft}}

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