Wed, Apr 23, 2008
Expects To Introduce Flyer Super Sport At Oshkosh
The New Kolb Aircraft Company proudly told ANN Wednesday the
first production unit of its light sport aircraft, the Kolb Flyer
Super Sport, took flight for the first time on April 3. The flight
was a milestone in a testing program which started six months ago,
should be completed by the first week of July.
Kolb says the flight characteristics of the new LSA surpassed
our original goals. S-LSA certification is scheduled for mid-July,
with the formal introduction of the aircraft for sale coming at
AirVenture 2008.
The Kolb Flyer Super Sport is a result of three years of design
and development... with some twists and turns along the way. The
project takes its origins from a strategic alliance between The New
Kolb Aircraft Co. in the US, Ultravia Aero inc. from Canada and
Flyer Industria Aeronautica LTDA from Brazil. Originally, the
purpose of the alliance was to produce, promote and distribute the
Pelican Sport 600 as a Light Sport Aircraft in the USA.
Between 2003 and 2005, Kolb displayed the Pelican Sport 600 at
Oshkosh and Lakeland and collected visitor's comments. Though the
Pelican aircraft had an established reputation -- with more than
700 units flying worldwide, in both microlight and experimental
categories -- Kolb says these surveys underlined several issues in
relation with the flight and ergonomic characteristics of the
aircraft.
In 2006, The New Kolb Aircraft Co. purchased the assets of
Ultravia which included the intellectual rights of the Pelican line
of aircraft and a new alliance was then formed between The New Kolb
Aircraft Co. and Flyer Industria Aeronautica LTDA in Brazil to
design a new LSA, based on the Pelican, but addressing customer
comments and issues collected during the Lakeland and Oshkosh air
shows.
Sporting a lightweight (77 lbs.) carbon fiber fuselage, with
wing and tail assemblies constructed from 6061-T6 and 2024-T3
aluminum, the Flyer also includes some features uncommon on even
higher-end planes... such as electrically-controlled seats (!)
and frise ailerons to counteract adverse yaw. The wing's struts are
attached to the fuselage behind the doors, which gives a better and
more comfortable access to the cabin.
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