Australian Lightwing GR 912

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = GR 912 & Sport 2000 | logo = | logo_size = | image = File:Australian LightWing GR 912.jpg | alt = | caption = GR 912 model | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Light-sport aircraft]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[Australia]] | manufacturer = [[Australian Lightwing]] | 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 = 1986 | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Australian Lightwing GR 912''' and '''Sport 2000''' are a family of [[Australia]]n [[light-sport aircraft]], designed and produced by [[Australian Lightwing]] and introduced in 1986. 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 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="WDLA15">Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 31. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>

==Design and development== The aircraft series feature a [[strut-braced]] [[high-wing]], a two-seats-in-[[side-by-side configuration]] enclosed cockpit, fixed [[tricycle landing gear]] or [[conventional landing gear]] and a single engine in [[tractor configuration]].<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="WDLA15"/>

The aircraft is made with a welded steel [[fuselage]] covered in a combination of [[fibreglass]] and [[Aircraft dope|doped]] [[aircraft fabric]]. Its {{convert|9.50|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is made with an [[aluminum]] frame and partially covered in aluminum sheet and doped fabric. Standard engines available are the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] [[two-stroke]], the {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 912UL]], the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 912ULS]] [[four-stroke]] powerplant and automotive conversions. The cockpit width is {{convert|106|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="WDLA15"/>

==Variants== [[File:25-0080 Australian LightWing GR-532 (9269900681).jpg|thumb|right|Australian LightWing GR 532]] ;GR 532 :Initial version with [[Rotax 532]] powerplant ;GR 582 :Version with [[Rotax 582]] powerplant<ref name="WDLA11" /> ;GR 912 :Tail wheel-equipped version<ref name="WDLA11" /> ;Sport 2000 :Nose-wheel equipped version<ref name="WDLA11" />

==Specifications (GR 912) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2007–2008<ref name="jawa07p8">{{harvnb|Jackson|2007|p=8}}</ref> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

|crew=one |capacity=one passenger |length m=5.68 |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=9.50 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m=1.90 |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=15.35 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=295 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg=544 |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|60|L|USgal impgal|abbr=on}} |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[[Rotax 912]] ULS |eng1 type=four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, [[four stroke]] [[aircraft engine]] |eng1 kw=73.5 |eng1 hp=

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|max speed kmh=176 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh=148 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh=74 |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=400 |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=800 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }}

==References== {{reflist}}

*{{cite book |editor-last=Jackson |editor-first=Paul |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2007–2008 |year=2007 |location=Coulsdon, Surrey, UK |isbn=978-0-7106-2792-6}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Australian LightWing}} *{{Official website|http://www.lightwing.com.au/light-sport-aircraft/}} {{Australian Lightwing aircraft}}

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