The Avio Design Swan is a family of Bulgarian ultralight trikes, designed and produced by Avio Design of Kazanlak. The aircraft are all supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 206-207. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development The aircraft family was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of . All models feature a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Typical wings used have a span wing, are supported by a single tube-type kingpost and use an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The standard powerplant is the twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition Rotax 582 engine. Options do not include the Rotax 912 engine.
Variants Classic Swan I Basic model with partial cockpit fairing. Migrator Swan I Model with upgraded features and optional agricultural spray equipment as well as with partial cockpit fairing. Empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is . Meteor Swan II Model with upgraded options as standard equipment and a full cockpit fairing. Skyter Swan II Model with maximum number of options as standard equipment and a full cockpit fairing. Empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is .
Specifications (Migrator Swan I)
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