Airborne XT
# Airborne XT

The Airborne XT is an Australian series of two-seat flying wing ultralight trikes designed and produced by Airborne Windsports and introduced in 2003.

## Design and development

The XT series features an XT carriage and a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The wing is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 9.9 m (32.5 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. A number of different wings are available for the series. The XT was the first carriage used by Airborne that incorporated landing gear shock absorbers. It also uses a gas strut to lower and raise the wing for rigging it. Powerplants include the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912 four cylinder, four stroke, horizontally-opposed aircraft engine and the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 twin cylinder, two stroke, inline engine.

## Variants

### XT-912 Streak 2

    Initial version with 60 kW (80 hp) Rotax 912 engine, Streak 2 wing and cockpit fairing, introduced in 2003.

### XT912-SST Tundra

    Model with 60 kW (80 hp) Rotax 912 engine and SST strut-braced wing, cockpit fairing and tundra tires for off-airport operations.

### XT-912 Tundra

    Model with 60 kW (80 hp) Rotax 912 engine and Streak or Cruze model wing, cockpit fairing and tundra tires for off-airport operations.

### XT-912 Tourer

    Model with 60 kW (80 hp) Rotax 912 engine and Streak or Cruze model wing and cockpit fairing.

### XT-912 Outback

    Development of the Airborne Outback model with 60 kW (80 hp) Rotax 912 engine tundra wheels, 70 litres (15 imp gal; 18 US gal) fuel tank and GX instrument package and no cockpit fairing.

### XT-582 Tourer

    Model with 48 kW (64 hp) Rotax 582 engine, Cruze model wing and cockpit fairing.

### XT-582 Tundra

    Model with 48 kW (64 hp) Rotax 582 engine, tundra tires and cockpit fairing.

### XT-582 Outback

    Development of the Airborne Outback model with 48 kW (64 hp) Rotax 582 engine, tundra tires and no fairing.

## Specifications (XT Streak 2)

Data from Betrand

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Capacity: one
* Wingspan: 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
* Wing area: 15 $m^2$ (160 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 216 kg (476 lb)
* Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 62 litres (14 imp gal; 16 US gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 four cylinder, four stroke, horizontally-opposed aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
* Stall speed: 56 km/h (35 mph, 30 kn)
