# North Wing Sport X2

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American ultralight trike

Sport X2 General information Type Ultralight trike National origin United States Manufacturer North Wing Design Status In production (2013)

The **North Wing Sport X2** is an American [ultralight trike](/source/Ultralight_trike), designed and produced by [North Wing Design](/source/North_Wing_Design) of [Chelan, Washington](/source/Chelan%2C_Washington). The aircraft is supplied as a kit for [amateur construction](/source/Homebuilt_aircraft) or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

## Design and development

The X2 was designed to comply with the [Fédération Aéronautique Internationale](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_A%C3%A9ronautique_Internationale) [microlight](/source/Microlight) category and the US [light-sport aircraft](/source/Light-sport_aircraft) rules. It is listed on the [Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration)'s list of accepted SLSAs.[1][2][3]

The X2 features a [strut-braced](/source/Strut-braced) [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]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together [aluminum](/source/Aluminum) tubing, with its double surface wing covered in [Dacron](/source/Dacron) sailcloth. Its 9.6 m (31.5 ft) span wing is supported by struts and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The SLSA's powerplant is a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke), [dual-ignition](/source/Dual-ignition) 64 hp (48 kW) [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) engine. Other engines are available for the kit-built versions, including the four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, [four-stroke](/source/Four-stroke), [dual-ignition](/source/Dual-ignition) 80 hp (60 kW) [Rotax 912UL](/source/Rotax_912UL) and the 60 hp (45 kW) [HKS 700E](/source/HKS_700E) engine. With the Rotax 582 engine the aircraft has an empty weight of 450 lb (204 kg) and a gross weight of 1,060 lb (481 kg), giving a useful load of 610 lb (277 kg).[1]

A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the [North Wing Apache 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Wing_Apache_3&action=edit&redlink=1) or the [North Wing Quest GT5](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Wing_Quest_GT5&action=edit&redlink=1). The [North Wing M-Pulse 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Wing_M-Pulse_2&action=edit&redlink=1) was formerly the standard wing.[1]

## Variants

**Sport X2 Apache**
- Fully equipped version[1]

**Sport X2 Navajo**
- Minimally equipped version[1]

## Specifications (Sport X2 Apache)

*Data from* Bayerl[1]

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** one

- **Capacity:** one passenger

- **Wingspan:** 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)

- **Wing area:** 15.0 m2 (161 sq ft)

- **Empty weight:** 204 kg (450 lb)

- **Gross weight:** 481 kg (1,060 lb)

- **Powerplant:** 1 × [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [two stroke](/source/Two_stroke) [aircraft engine](/source/Aircraft_engine), 48 kW (64 hp)

**Performance**

- **Cruise speed:** 76 km/h (47 mph, 41 kn)

- **Stall speed:** 55 km/h (34 mph, 30 kn)

- **Rate of climb:** 3.0 m/s (590 ft/min)

- **Wing loading:** 32.1 kg/m2 (6.6 lb/sq ft)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-7) Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12*, page 217. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SLSA_2-0)** [Experimental Aircraft Association](/source/Experimental_Aircraft_Association) (2013). ["EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140228070151/http://sportpilot.org/learn/slsa). Archived from [the original](http://www.sportpilot.org/learn/slsa/) on February 28, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FAASLSA_3-0)** [Federal Aviation Administration](/source/Federal_Aviation_Administration) (July 15, 2013). ["SLSA Make/Model Directory"](http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/media/SLSA_Directory.xls). Retrieved August 11, 2013.

## External links

- [Official website](http://northwing.com/northwing-trikes-wings.htm)

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