Aero-Kros MP-02 Czajka

MP-02 Czajka
Role	Ultralight aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	Poland
Manufacturer	Aero-Kros HMS Aviation
First flight	2009
Introduction	2009
Status	In production

The Aero-Kros MP-02 Czajka (English: Lapwing) is a Polish ultralight aircraft designed and developed by Aero-Kros of Krosno, introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2009. The aircraft is supplied ready-to-fly.^[1][2]

Since March 2017 the design has been built by HMS Aviation, which is also located in Krosno, Poland.^[3]

The Czajka was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever high-wing, a two seats in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1][2]

The aircraft is made from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer. Its 9.72 m (31.9 ft) span wing employs Fowler flaps to keep the stall speed low enough for the FAI microlight category. The standard engine provided is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant which gives a cruise speed of 230 km/h (143 mph). The cockpit is 1.215 m (48 in) wide.^[1][2]

Data from Bayerl and Tacke^[1][2]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Wingspan: 9.72 m (31 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 10.2 m² (110 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 268 kg (591 lb)
• Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 112 litres (25 imp gal; 30 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke, 75 kW (101 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 230 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
• Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
• Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
• Rate of climb: 6.5 m/s (1,280 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 46.3 kg/m² (9.5 lb/sq ft)

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