# Huntwing > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Huntwing > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Huntwing.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntwing > Source revision: 1321159092 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British ultralight trike Huntwing General information Type Homebuilt ultralight trike National origin United Kingdom Designer John Hunt Status Plans available (2015) Number built 20 History First flight 1982 The **Huntwing** is a British [ultralight trike](/source/Ultralight_trike) that was designed by John Hunt of [Clydach, Monmouthshire](/source/Clydach%2C_Monmouthshire). The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for [amateur construction](/source/Homebuilt_aircraft).[1] ## Design and development The Huntwing was designed to comply with the British BCAR Section S [microlight](/source/Microlight) category. It was first flown in 1982 and introduced commercially in 1992. It features a [cable-braced](/source/Flying_wires) [hang glider](/source/Hang_glider)-style [high-wing](/source/High-wing), weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-[tandem](/source/Tandem) open cockpit with a [cockpit fairing](/source/Cockpit_fairing), [tricycle landing gear](/source/Tricycle_landing_gear) with [wheel pants](/source/Wheel_pants) and a single engine in [pusher configuration](/source/Pusher_configuration).[1][2] The aircraft is made from bolted-together [aluminium](/source/Aluminium) tubing, with its 75% double surface wing covered in [Dacron](/source/Dacron) sailcloth. The 33.4 ft (10.2 m) span wing is supported by a single tube-type [kingpost](/source/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 161 sq ft (15.0 m2). The acceptable power range is 50 to 64 hp (37 to 48 kW) and the standard powerplants used include the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke) 52 hp (39 kW) [Rotax 462](/source/Rotax_462) [snowmobile](/source/Snowmobile) engine, the twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke 50 hp (37 kW) [Rotax 503](/source/Rotax_503) aircraft engine and the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, [dual-ignition](/source/Dual-ignition) 64 hp (48 kW) [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) powerplant. The [BMW R100RS](/source/BMW_R100RS) [four-stroke](/source/Four-stroke) [motorcycle engine](/source/Motorcycle_engine) can also be fitted.[1][3][4][5] The plans wing is built by the amateur-builder and fitted with a [Top Flight Sails](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Top_Flight_Sails&action=edit&redlink=1) sail. Alternatively a [Mainair Blade](/source/Mainair_Blade) wing can be used.[1][2][5] The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied plans as 500 hours.[4] ## Operational history The designers says that 10 sets of plans have been shipped and about 20 aircraft completed and flown.[5] In May 2015 eleven examples were [registered](/source/Aircraft_registration) in the United Kingdom with the [Civil Aviation Authority](/source/Civil_Aviation_Authority_(United_Kingdom)).[6] ## Specifications (Huntwing 462LC) *Data from* Designer[3] **General characteristics** - **Crew:** one - **Capacity:** one passenger - **Wingspan:** 33.4 ft (10.2 m) - **Wing area:** 161 sq ft (15.0 m2) - **[Aspect ratio](/source/Aspect_ratio_(aeronautics)):** 7.25:1 - **Gross weight:** 820 lb (372 kg) - **Fuel capacity:** 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) - **Powerplant:** 1 × [Rotax 462](/source/Rotax_462) twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [two stroke](/source/Two_stroke) [aircraft engine](/source/Aircraft_engine), with a 2.58:1 [reduction drive](/source/Reduction_drive), 52 hp (39 kW) - **Propellers:** 3-bladed [Ivoprop](/source/Ivoprop), 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) diameter **Performance** - **Maximum speed:** 70 mph (110 km/h, 61 kn) - **Cruise speed:** 60 mph (97 km/h, 52 kn) - **[Never exceed speed](/source/V_speeds#VNE):** 74 mph (119 km/h, 64 kn) - **g limits:** +4/-2 - **Rate of climb:** 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s) - **Wing loading:** 5.1 lb/sq ft (24.8 kg/m2) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Aerocrafter_1-3) Purdy, Don: *AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition*, page 362. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9636409-4-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9636409-4-1) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-huntwing.co.uk_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-huntwing.co.uk_2-1) ["Huntwing"](http://www.huntwing.co.uk/). *huntwing.co.uk*. Retrieved 12 May 2015. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-huntwing.co.uk1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-huntwing.co.uk1_3-1) ["Specifications"](http://www.huntwing.co.uk/specs.html). *huntwing.co.uk*. Retrieved 12 May 2015. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-huntwing.co.uk2_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-huntwing.co.uk2_4-1) ["Frequently asked questions"](http://www.huntwing.co.uk/faq.html). *huntwing.co.uk*. Retrieved 12 May 2015. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-huntwing.co.uk3_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-huntwing.co.uk3_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-huntwing.co.uk3_5-2) ["The Huntwing BMW Trike"](http://www.huntwing.co.uk/bmw%20photos/Bmw%20story%20for%20Internet.htm). *huntwing.co.uk*. Retrieved 12 May 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FAAReg_6-0)** [Civil Aviation Authority](/source/Civil_Aviation_Authority_(United_Kingdom)) (12 May 2015). ["Make / Model Inquiry Results"](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). Archived from [the original](http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&aircrafttype=hunt&pageIndex=1) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.huntwing.co.uk/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Huntwing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntwing) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntwing?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.