The Krasniye Kryl'ya Deltacraft MD-50C () is a Russian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Krasniye Kryl'ya of Taganrog. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 215. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development The Deltacraft MD-50C was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of . The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of . It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with a cockpit fairing, 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. The wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition Rotax 503 engine or liquid-cooled Rotax 582. With the 582 engine the aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is .
A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including a wing produced by the company.
Variants Deltacraft MD-50C Version with Rotax 582 engine Mandelevium MD-30 Version with Rotax 503 engine
Specifications (Deltacraft MD-50C)
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Photo of the Krasniye Kryl'ya Deltacraft MD-50C