The Blackshape Prime is an Italian ultralight aircraft, produced by Blackshape srl, the company founded in Monopoli by Luciano Belviso and Angelo Petrosillo. The aircraft first flew in 2007 and was introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2009. It is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 33. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 35. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
Design and development The Prime started as the Millennium Master, but the design was later acquired and further developed by Blackshape, however the exterior is largely unchanged from the Millennium Master's. The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from pre-preg carbon fibre, with an aluminium and steel structural frame. Its span wing has an area of and double slotted flaps. It is stressed to +4/-2g. The standard engine available is the Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, driving a two bladed constant speed propeller, which gives it a maximum level speed of and a cruise speed of . The Rotax 914 is also available as an option, as is the Rotax 915 iS.
The rear seat is mounted a few inches higher than the front seat, with a small baggage compartment behind the headrest. The aircraft has dual controls with centre sticks, conventional rudder pedals and throttle levers. Avionics include Dynon SkyView panel, which is standard only in the front seat, with a back seat installation available as a factory option. A two-axis Garmin autopilot is also optional.
Variants BK100 Base model with a Rotax 912ULS engine and MT-Propeller MTV-33-1A two-bladed, variable pitch propeller; giving 5.6 m/s (1100 ft/min) climb rate, cruise speed, with a range. Originally named the BS100. BK100 T Model with a turbocharged Rotax 914UL engine and an MTV-33-1A propeller, giving a 7.4 m/s (1450 ft/min) climb rate, a maximum cruise speed of , with a range. Originally named the BS115. BK100 iS Model with a Rotax 915 iS engine and an MTV-34-1A propeller, giving a climb rate of 8.6 m/s (1700 ft/min), a maximum cruise speed of and a range of .
Specifications (Prime BK100)
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Official video