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T-LITE
The T-Lite, with the purpose built powered soaring wing the Core, is powered by the incredibly fuel efficient 22hp Bailey four stroke engine. The Bailey engine is purpose built for light weight soaring craft. It is extremely quiet and only weighs in at 43 lbs (19.5 kg). The fuel burn is extremely low (around 2.5 liters or .66 gallons per hour). The idea behind these light weight soaring trikes originally was to use the power to climb to an altitude where a thermal could be found. The motor would then be shut down and the pilot could fly cross country using thermal lift or even soar around the local field. Although pilot's use these little trikes for soaring, many others are simply using them as a fun low cost single seater trike. And fun to fly they are! Simplicity is the key with this design. The Airborne T-Lite can be pulled down in minutes and the trike base folded up to fit in the boot of a reasonable size car. The wing is carried on the roof racks and is not much heavier than a standard hang glider. It isn't just a hang glider though, the Core wing is built to handle the design loads and Airborne has done some stringent load testing to ensure the structural integrity of the design. The new CORE wing designed is specifically for Nanolight trikes and looks impressive. The top sail is made from mylar PX cloth which makes it easy to wipe clean. The wing has undergone extensive load testing and is rated as per the specifications. Although designed for the Airborne T-Lite soaring base the Core will be available to homebuilders and other manufacturers. The T-Lite base is engineered to the usual Airborne standard. The fuel tank is removable so the pilot can carry it to a fuel station if necessary. A neat fuel line connecter allows the user to disconnect the fuel tank in seconds with the push of a button. The removable upholstered seat on the T-Lite is comfortable enough for those longer duration flights. The mast on the T-Lite uses a T Bar to lock it into place. The T Bar is released to allow the mast to come forward so the wing can be attached to the base. This makes assembling the T-Lite easy compared to many other designs. Flying the T-Lite is pure fun right from take off. Hang glider pilots will appreciate the HG like handling. The climb rate with the 22 HP Bailey four stroke is impressive, and the engine has a typical low four stroke tone to it, not too noisy. Once aloft and in suitable lift the engine can be cut. Soaring pilot's will find the Core wing co-ordinates nicely in thermals. It should the design is an adaptation of one of Airbornes most popular hang gliders, the Sting 3-168. Trike pilots will love the light handling of the T-Lite/Core. The simplicity in the transportability and the set up. They will also be impressed with the T-Lites cross country ability under power. It's not as fast as our two seater range, this is slow easy no stress flying and who needs to be in a hurry anyway? So the bottom line is whether you are a hang glider pilot looking for the thrill and challenge of thermal flying or a trike or microlight pilot looking for a low cost, easy to store single seater microlight then the T-Lite/Core combination may be just what you are looking for. Features Click
here to
go to T-LITE gallery (shows larger images).
Standard features * Bailey 22HP Four Stroke Quick Release Engine
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