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Airborn trikes

Postby Porra » Sat May 30, 2015 1:59 pm

Hi guys. Can anyone tell me what the designation is for an airborne trike? Like a cobra is ZZ03 and Aquilla is Z156 etc!
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Re: Airborn trikes

Postby vernon11 » Sat May 30, 2015 7:26 pm

Porra.
All I can find is VA513. That is the airborne edge XT 912 -B Streak.
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Re: Airborn trikes

Postby Porra » Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:24 am

Thanks Vernon,
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Re: Airborn trikes

Postby Big-D » Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:53 pm

Hey Porra
Checked my logbook and my Airborne Edge X 582 was Z172

My opinion, not ideal for a heavy guy at altitude, straight and level with just me in it she revved 5900rpm - needs a 912 for sure. Flies lekker but not a high lift wing at all, not sure of the other Airborne models. Build quality is good, also mine was prone to pilot induced oscillations - scary stuff if you not properly trained how to handle it

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Re: Airborn trikes

Postby MILO » Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:19 pm

This is what I found - late 2012.
Ties up with what D says.
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Re: Airborn trikes

Postby vernon11 » Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:06 pm

I have the flight manual for the EDGE XT 912-B STREAK 3 - B MICROLIGHT.
TYPE CERTIFIED NUMBER. VA513.
I cannot find any Z designated numbers.
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Re: Airborn trikes

Postby Porra » Thu Jun 04, 2015 12:24 pm

Big-D wrote:Hey Porra
Checked my logbook and my Airborne Edge X 582 was Z172

My opinion, not ideal for a heavy guy at altitude, straight and level with just me in it she revved 5900rpm - needs a 912 for sure. Flies lekker but not a high lift wing at all, not sure of the other Airborne models. Build quality is good, also mine was prone to pilot induced oscillations - scary stuff if you not properly trained how to handle it

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Hey Big D, thanks for the info. I did my flight test on Saturday on a 912 with a top-less wing. Flys nicely but the wing feels heavy. now i just need to pass my air leg exam and human factors to make me a legal pilot in OZ.
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Re: Airborn trikes

Postby Mc Guyver » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:26 pm

Porra wrote:
Big-D wrote:Hey Porra
Checked my logbook and my Airborne Edge X 582 was Z172

My opinion, not ideal for a heavy guy at altitude, straight and level with just me in it she revved 5900rpm - needs a 912 for sure. Flies lekker but not a high lift wing at all, not sure of the other Airborne models. Build quality is good, also mine was prone to pilot induced oscillations - scary stuff if you not properly trained how to handle it

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Hey Big D, thanks for the info. I did my flight test on Saturday on a 912 with a top-less wing. Flys nicely but the wing feels heavy. now i just need to pass my air leg exam and human factors to make me a legal pilot in OZ.
cheers
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Re: Airborn trikes

Postby Porra » Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:15 pm

Hey Big D, I did it with Richard Tabaka from Byron Bay Microlights. Nice guy. Passed my exams, and all paper work handed in. Now waiting for my license.
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