The panel can be arranged according to your wishes with assistance of our skilled avionics technicians. The Virus SW has the range in excess of km nm and you can take 40 kg 90 lbs of luggage with you. Browse by content, maximum takeoff weight, category, or model name. A search function is also available in the upper right corner of the Technical Publication Portal interface. Type approval Virus SW Belgium.
BelgiumToelating Virus SW. VirusSW model Seats. Engine Rotax Propeller Pipistrel No. Type-certificate 1 virus sw d. Type-certificate 2 virus sw iS d. Towing certificate. Hungary Virus SW 80, iS. SW II. SW Kazakhstan. TC Virus SW.
Venezuela SW Certificate. Or, you can slide the power back and get just stupid range out of the thing, considering that with 26 gallons aboard, liters the endurance can be an easy bladder-busting 8 hours.
Also back busting. The seats are, unfortunately, not terribly comfortable, in our view. Otherwise, two or three hours in the airplane would be plenty, thanks. If we owned the airplane, we would try to do some custom foam pads of some sort. The company has sold about a dozen models that carry up to liters—65 gallons—of fuel for an honest range of miles.
When it hits ground effect, it skids along like an air hockey puck. The preferred method seems to be to set the power at idle with flaperons full down, then modulate the spoilers to adjust the approach angle. A glider-experienced pilot will feel right at home, save for the fact that the spoiler lever is on the roof instead of the cockpit sidewall.
With just flaperons and no spoilers, the approach is so flat as to be almost alarming. And with neither flaps nor spoilers, you have to be prepared to bleed off speed in ground effect for hundreds of feet, then touch down fast and use the wheel brakes to get it stopped. The Virus will eat up a lot of runway doing that. Pipistrel is also developing a trainer version of the Virus called the Alpha Trainer. It will have beefed-up landing gear and other features aimed the training market and will be available later this year.
Conclusion What to make of this thing? You can spend more and get less performance. This airplane reminds us of exotic super cars. Fast, nimble, nice to look at, but not high on comfort or luxury. For pilots who derive satisfaction out of squeezing the most knots out of a gallon of gas and actually being able to fly long trips on what amounts to pocket change, the Virus SW is worth considering.
Otherwise, better think about FedExing the luggage. Browse by content, maximum takeoff weight, category, or model name. A search function is also available in the upper right corner of the Technical Publication Portal interface.
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The aircraft is equipped with a strong and protected tow hook and supports glider towing with optional glider-towing equipment.
The towing operations can be performed in hot and cold conditions in low near-sea humid areas and high mountainous areas. The extremely low noise signature of the platform enables smooth towing operations in populated areas while the constant speed CS propeller provides improved climb performance.
It can also be partially used for en-route instrument flight rules IFR training, due to its advanced navigation and communication equipment. The two fuel tanks can each carry fuel of up to 50l. Reserve power can be used to extend the endurance by 30 minutes.
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