North Wing Apache
American ultralight airplane
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::summary American ultralight airplane ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Apache |
| aircraft_type | Ultralight trike |
| national_origin | United States |
| manufacturer | North Wing Design |
| status | Production completed |
| number_built | 72 (February 2005) |
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| name = Apache | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Ultralight trike | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = United States | manufacturer = North Wing Design | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 72 (February 2005) | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = The North Wing Apache is an American two-seat ultralight trike designed and produced by North Wing Design of East Wenatchee, Washington. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg. It features a "topless" strut-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear 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. Its 31.5 ft span wing is supported by streamlined struts, in place of the more commonly used cables and kingpost. The Apache is controlled with a conventional weight shift "A" frame control bar. Standard features include a fiberglass cockpit fairing, wheel pants, nosewheel brakes and stowage bags. Dual control steering and throttle are optional for flight training use. The supplied engines include the Rotax 503 twin-cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled powerplant of 50 hp and the Rotax 582 twin-cylinder, two-stroke, liquid-cooled powerplant of 64 hp.
The strut-braced wing provides a number of advantages over the traditional cable braced wing, including reduced overall height for hangaring, reduced drag and improved appearance.
A total of 72 examples had been delivered by February 2005.
Variants
;Apache 582 Contour :Model with Rotax 582 twin-cylinder, two-stroke liquid-cooled powerplant of 64 hp, Contour strut-braced wing, cockpit fairing, gross weight of 950 lb, circa 2003-05. Price was US$$18,950 in 2005. ;Apache 582 Mustang :Model with Rotax 582 powerplant of 64 hp, Mustang strut-braced wing, cockpit fairing, gross weight of 950 lb, circa 2003. ;Apache ST :Model with Rotax 582 powerplant of 64 hp, stripped down for off-airport operations, with no cockpit fairing, circa 2003.
Specifications (Apache 582 Contour)
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Performance
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References
References
- Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page C-15. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN. 0-9680628-1-4
- Downey, Julia: ''2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 48. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 105. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
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