{{Short description|British ultralight trike}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use British English|date=May 2017}} <!-- This article is a part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout. --> {{Infobox aircraft | name = Huntwing | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Homebuilt aircraft|Homebuilt]] [[ultralight trike]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[United Kingdom]] | manufacturer = | design_group = | designer = John Hunt | builder = | issuer = | status = Plans available (2015) | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 20 | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = 1982 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Huntwing''' is a British [[ultralight trike]] that was designed by John Hunt of [[Clydach, Monmouthshire]]. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for [[Homebuilt aircraft|amateur construction]].<ref name="Aerocrafter">Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 362. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}</ref>
==Design and development== The Huntwing was designed to comply with the British BCAR Section S [[microlight]] category. It was first flown in 1982 and introduced commercially in 1992. It features a [[Flying wires|cable-braced]] [[hang glider]]-style [[high-wing]], weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-[[tandem]] open cockpit with a [[cockpit fairing]], [[tricycle landing gear]] with [[wheel pants]] and a single engine in [[pusher configuration]].<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="huntwing.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.huntwing.co.uk/|title=Huntwing|work=huntwing.co.uk|accessdate=12 May 2015}}</ref>
The aircraft is made from bolted-together [[aluminium]] tubing, with its 75% double surface wing covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. The {{convert|33.4|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing is supported by a single tube-type [[kingpost]], uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar, has a nose angle of 121°, 24 top and six bottom battens and has a wing area of {{convert|161|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. The acceptable power range is {{convert|50|to|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and the standard powerplants used include the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [[two-stroke]] {{convert|52|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 462]] [[snowmobile]] engine, the twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 503]] aircraft engine and the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, [[dual-ignition]] {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] powerplant. The [[BMW R100RS]] [[four-stroke]] [[motorcycle engine]] can also be fitted.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="huntwing.co.uk1">{{cite web|url=http://www.huntwing.co.uk/specs.html|title=Specifications|work=huntwing.co.uk|accessdate=12 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="huntwing.co.uk2">{{cite web|url=http://www.huntwing.co.uk/faq.html|title=Frequently asked questions|work=huntwing.co.uk|accessdate=12 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="huntwing.co.uk3">{{cite web|url=http://www.huntwing.co.uk/bmw%20photos/Bmw%20story%20for%20Internet.htm|title=The Huntwing BMW Trike|work=huntwing.co.uk|accessdate=12 May 2015}}</ref>
The plans wing is built by the amateur-builder and fitted with a [[Top Flight Sails]] sail. Alternatively a [[Mainair Blade]] wing can be used.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="huntwing.co.uk"/><ref name="huntwing.co.uk3"/>
The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied plans as 500 hours.<ref name="huntwing.co.uk2"/>
==Operational history== The designers says that 10 sets of plans have been shipped and about 20 aircraft completed and flown.<ref name="huntwing.co.uk3"/>
In May 2015 eleven examples were [[Aircraft registration|registered]] in the United Kingdom with the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]].<ref name="FAAReg">{{cite web|url = http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&aircrafttype=hunt&pageIndex=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 12 May 2015|last = [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]]|date = 12 May 2015|archive-date = 18 May 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150518073419/http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&aircrafttype=hunt&pageIndex=1|url-status = dead}}</ref> <!-- ==Variants== --> <!-- ==Aircraft on display== -->
==Specifications (Huntwing 462LC) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Designer<ref name="huntwing.co.uk1"/> |prime units?=imp<!-- 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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|prop blade number=3 |prop name=[[Ivoprop]] |prop dia m= |prop dia ft=5 |prop dia in=4 |prop note=
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.huntwing.co.uk/}}
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