Wega 180
# Wega 180

The Wega 180 is a Brazilian amateur-built aircraft designed and produced by Wega Aircraft of Palhoça, Santa Catarina, introduced at the Sun 'n Fun airshow in 2013. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

## Design and development

The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from carbon fibre. Its 7.78 m (25.5 ft) span wing employs an NFL (1)-0215F airfoil at the wing root transitioning to a Wortmann FX-62-K-131 at the wing tip. The wing has an area of 9.06 $m^2$ (97.5 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The wing is a separate structure and is attached to the fuselage with four bolts. The standard engines used are the 180 hp (134 kW) Superior XP-360 and the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplants.

## Operational history

Reviewers Roy Beisswenger and Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "a modern, two-place, high-performance aircraft...[with] aerobatic features and claims a high 300 km/h (190-knot) cruise speed in a comfortable, ergonomic cabin...the aircraft's clean design, together with the retractable gear, helps Wega to reach a max airspeed of 350 km/h".

## Specifications (Wega 180)

Data from Tacke and manufacturer

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Capacity: one passenger
* Length: 6.556 m (21 ft 6 in)
* Wingspan: 7.86 m (25 ft 9 in)
* Height: 2.315 m (7 ft 7 in)
* Wing area: 9.06 $m^2$ (97.5 sq ft)
* Airfoil: Wing root: NFL (1)-0215F, wing tip: Wortmann FX-62-K-131
* Empty weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
* Gross weight: 910 kg (2,006 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 214 litres (47 imp gal; 57 US gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Superior XP-360 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 130 kW (180 hp)
* Propellers: 3-bladed constant speed propeller

Performance

* Maximum speed: 352 km/h (219 mph, 190 kn)
* Cruise speed: 306 km/h (190 mph, 165 kn)
* Stall speed: 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn) flaps down
* Range: 2,345 km (1,457 mi, 1,266 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
* g limits: +6/-4
* Maximum glide ratio: 15:1
* Rate of climb: 8 m/s (1,600 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 100.0 $kg/m^2$ (20.5 lb/sq ft)
