Why buy VLADIMIR?

Excellence in training, Excellence in piloting

VLADIMIR has many features that are what the clients look for. At the Midwest LSA Expo that took place in September 2013 a survey was carried out, asking about the aspects of a light sport aircraft that clients find more important. Though the sample size was not large enough to be scientific, it gives an idea of what the buyers expect. The following chart shows the results:

As one can see, the attention of the buyers goes mainly to the fuel efficiency. VLADIMIR presents the new fuel injected Rotax 912 iS engine, with a surprisingly low fuel consumption. Moreover, the wing profile has specially been chosen for its high efficiency. The Wortmann FX 61-168, which isn’t used but similar aircrafts like, is the one with the best relation between lift coefficient and drag coefficient, better than, for example, Wortmann FX 63-137, Diamond Katana’s airfoil, and the NACA 2412, Cessna’s 152 airfoil. The airfoil of the horizontal tail, NACA 0009, has the highest efficiency of all symmetric NACA’s that are normally used in this type of aircrafts. All in all, one can say that VLADIMIR is without doubt a fuel efficient light aircraft.

Secondly, what the clients like the most are roomy cabins. The spaciousness of VLADIMIR cockpit is achieved with its large canopy and the fact that the aircraft has a low wing configuration, and gives the pilot and companion an ergonomic position in their seats. Also, another point very valued is the visibility.The position and the slender shape of the wing provide a visual field better than other aircrafts, like Cessna 152, which has a high wing and loses visibility. Diamond DA20 and PS-28 Cruiser uses low wing too, but the latter has a less slender wing, so the panoramic vision is worse.
Furthermore, avionics has an advantage respect other aircrafts. There are two different configurations of the cockpit, one simpler and cheaper, with all needed elements, without losing outputs in any stage of the flight, and a second configuration which is more expensive but has extra complements that make a high quality cockpit that more expert pilots can enjoy. In addition, a Mp3 plug is available too.

Some other aspects such as endurance and range are also remarkable. While Piper ps-28 has values of 5 hours and 26 min of endurance and 948.2 km of range, has an endurance of 5 hours and 50 minutes and a range of 1120 km when flying at maximum fuel capacity (99 l). Other similar aircrafts such as Cessna 152 and Diamond Katana have also lower values than the ones of this Project. In addition, cruise speed is 120 kts, higher than PS-28 Cruiser cruise speed, 115’6 kts and Cessna’s 152, 107 kts. However, Diamond’s DA20 cruise speed is a little bit higher, 138 kts. Concerning the maximum speed, VLADIMIR can fly at cruise altitude with a maximum velocity of 126.35 kts, bigger than Cessna’s, 110 kts, and Pipper’s 123 kts.

Regarding the powerplant, the engine has three blades and this causes a reduction of noise with respect to aircrafts with only two blades, which is the case of Cessna 152, Diamond Katana and Piper PS 28. Moreover, the maintenance of the engine is easy because it is not necessary to open the entire bonnet and the fuel costs are lower because the MOGAS is cheaper than the AV GAS 100.

All these reasons make the VLADIMIR project a one with high opportunities to succeed in the current market, where the demand for new pilots will lead to new pilot schools, which will need new aircrafts for their purpose.