{{Short description|American light aircraft}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use American English|date=January 2022}} <!-- This article is a part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft. Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout. --> {{Infobox aircraft | name = Vision | logo = | logo_size = | image = WAC-Vision.jpg | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Amateur-built aircraft<br />Light-sport aircraft | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = United States | manufacturer = World Aircraft Company | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Production anticipated in 2014 | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 2 (2012) | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = 2012 | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = AeroAndina MXP-1000 Tayrona | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''World Aircraft Vision''', also called the '''Sentinel''', is an American STOL amateur-built aircraft, produced by the World Aircraft Company. The aircraft was publicly introduced at Sun 'n Fun in 2012 and production is expected to commence in 2014. It is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft.<ref name="KitplanesDec2012">Bernard, Mary and Suzanne B. Bopp: ''World Aircraft Company: Vision'', Kitplanes, Volume 29, Number 12, December 2012, page 26. Belvoir Publications. {{ISSN|0891-1851}}</ref><ref name="Niles17Jan14">{{cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/World-Aircraft-Ready-To-Launch221282-1.html|title = World Aircraft Ready To Launch|accessdate = 17 January 2014|last = Niles|first = Russ|date = 17 January 2014| work = AVweb}}</ref>
==Design and development== A development of the World Aircraft Spirit, the Vision features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit that is {{convert|48.5|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} wide, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. It also has large clear plastic doors and an enlarged front windshield to enhance visibility.<ref name="KitplanesDec2012" /><ref name="Specs">{{cite web|url = http://www.worldaircraftco.com/vision/|title = Vision|accessdate = 20 November 2012|last = World Aircraft Company|author-link = World Aircraft Company|year = 2012}}</ref>
The aircraft is made from aluminum sheet. Its {{convert|31.4|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|132|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and mounts flaps. The wing is supported by "V" struts and jury struts. The aircraft's recommended engine is the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. The tricycle landing gear is strengthened for rough field operations and includes an adjustable nose strut shock absorber. Electric rudder trim is standard.<ref name="KitplanesDec2012" /><ref name="Specs" />
The aircraft has a design maximum gross weight of {{convert|1653|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, but is restricted to {{convert|1320|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} if flown in the US light-sport aircraft category.<ref name="Specs" />
Vision kits are fully assembled at the factory and then disassembled for customer delivery and may be shipped painted as well.<ref name="Home">{{cite web|url = http://www.worldaircraftco.com/|title = Home|accessdate = 20 November 2012|last = World Aircraft Company|author-link = World Aircraft Company|year = 2012}}</ref>
As of October 2012, the design appears on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft under the name ''Sentinel''.<ref name="FAASLSA">{{cite web|url = http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/media/SLSA_Directory.xls|title = SLSA Make/Model Directory|accessdate = 20 November 2012|last = Federal Aviation Administration|author-link = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 12 October 2012}}</ref>
==Operational history== By November 2012 two examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration under the Sentinel name.<ref name="FAAReg">{{cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/MMS_results.aspx?Mmstxt=0600086&Statetxt=TN&conVal=0&PageNo=1|title = Sentinel Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 24 November 2012|last = Federal Aviation Administration|author-link = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 24 November 2012}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> <!-- ==Variants== --> <!-- ==Aircraft on display== -->
==Specifications (Vision) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Kitplanes and World Aircraft Company<ref name="KitplanesDec2012" /><ref name="Specs" /> |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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==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website|http://www.worldaircraftco.com/vision/}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn6lzNxXV3A Vision STOL takeoff] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmBvXkHXkqw Vision STOL Landing] {{World Aircraft Company aircraft}}
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