BAaer BA-5 Gurí
# BAaer BA-5 Gurí

The BAaer Gurí is an Argentine ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by BAaer (BA-Aeroplanos) of Buenos Aires. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

## Design and development

The Gurí was designed as a simple, low cost aircraft to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration semi-enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from a mix of aluminum tubing and fiberglass, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10 m (32.8 ft) span wing employs V-struts and jury struts. Standard engines used are the 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503, the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke engine, the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E four-stroke powerplant.

## Specifications (Gurí)

Data from Bayerl and BAaer

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Capacity: one passenger
* Length: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
* Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
* Wing area: 14 $m^2$ (150 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 225 kg (496 lb)
* Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 70 litres (15 imp gal; 18 US gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder, liquid air-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine, 48 kW (64 hp)
* Propellers: 2-bladed wooden

Performance

* Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
* Cruise speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
* Stall speed: 55 km/h (34 mph, 30 kn)
* Range: 500 km (310 mi, 270 nmi)
* Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 32.1 $kg/m^2$ (6.6 lb/sq ft)
