Thor
ultralight, Thor Air ultralight, Thor ultralight aircraft, Ultralight News
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Ultralight News is a directory of aircraft that generally fit
into what are described as ultralight aircraft, advanced ultralight
aircraft,
ultralite aircraft, ultralight planes, experimental
aircraft, amateur built aircraft, or homebuilt
or kit built aircraft in the United States and Canada. These include weight shift aircraft, more commonly known as microlight trikes, powered parachutes, and powered para-gliders.
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Thor
ultralight, ultra lite aircraft, amateur built, experimental,
homebuilt aircraft.
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The Thor Air ultralight was designed by Gunter Webster. Originally in a
single place version powered by a 28 horsepower Rotax engine using a
belt drive. The original design did not have ailerons, using wing tip
rudders for banking. |
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The design was updated to the Rotax 447 when it was
found not to have enough power. A two place was also introduced about 7 of
them were produced, with the last versions updated to aileron control.
The wing was designed around the fledge hang glider wind. The plane was
very short, and had a great deal of weight on the tail.
Control systems were standard stick and rudder, but teleflex cables
were used. The initial two place had a number of these break.
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The two place plane was also put on floats but had difficulty getting
of the water. |
| Thor Ultralight aircraft specifications. |
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Wing Span |
32 ft. 3" |
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Wing Area |
167 sq. ft. |
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Max Gross Wt |
500 lbs. |
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Empty Wt |
238 lbs. |
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Fuel Capacity |
5 gal. |
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Seats |
1 |
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Thor Ultralight aircraft
performance specifications. |
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Engine |
Rotax 277, 447, 503 |
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Range |
100 sm. |
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VNE |
85 mph. |
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Cruise |
55 mph. |
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Climb Rate |
450/700 fpm. |
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Stall |
25 mph. |
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Construction
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Est. Bldg. Time 100 hrs. Aluminum
tube bolt together |
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