Electro Trike
Role Ultralight trike
National origin France
Manufacturer Electravia
First flight June 2008
Status in production
Number built 9 (2013)
Developed from DTA Alizés[1]

The Electravia Electro Trike is a French electric ultralight trike, produced by Electravia of Alpes de Haute Provence. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2][3]

The Electro Trike prototype was introduced at the first Green Aviation Airshow at Le Bourget in June 2008.[4]

Design and development

The Electro Trike was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category and the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. It was first developed by taking the existing DTA Alizés carriage and its Ellipse Fuji wing and replacing the internal combustion engine with an electric motor.[1]

The aircraft features a cable-braced hang glider-style high wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its single surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10 m (32.8 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is an Electravia GMPE 102 electric motor, producing 26 hp (19 kW). With a single Lithium polymer battery pack the aircraft has an empty weight of 85 kg (187 lb) and a gross weight of 193 kg (425 lb), giving a useful load of 108 kg (238 lb).[1]

The single battery pack gives a flight endurance of one hour, while the addition of a second battery pack allows flights of 1+1⁄2 hours.[1][2]

Specifications (Electro Trike)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 16 m2 (170 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
  • Gross weight: 193 kg (425 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Electravia GMPE 102 electric aircraft engine, powered by a Lithium polymer battery pack, 19 kW (26 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed carbon E-Props NG-D

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 75 km/h (47 mph, 40 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
  • Stall speed: 45 km/h (28 mph, 24 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (490 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 12.1 kg/m2 (2.5 lb/sq ft)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 210. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 "Electric Ultralight ElectroTrike, E-SHOP". Shop.electravia.fr. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  3. ↑ VOL MOTEUR - Article May 2009 : Electro Trike
  4. ↑ Green Aviation AirShow - Le Bourget 2008 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
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