| APIS/BEE
Apis/Bee is a single-seat middle wing ultralight self launching glider with T-shaped tail. All plastic parts are made in AFK, GFK and CFK technology while all main parts are LN certified. The plane itself is made of armored plastic in combination of epoxy resin enforced with honeycomb, glass, carbon and kevlar fibers. Featuring the same wing- and tail section aerodynamics as the Sinus and Taurus, you can be positive in Apis-Bee stellar gliding performance. In fact, Apis-Bee holds several World Records!
Wing Wings are made in sandwich construction. Top and lower surfaces are made first then all additional elements (main spare, basic ribs, air-brake enclosure, ....) are glued into top half. Air-brakes expand from top half of the wing only. Rudder is built the same way from two halves wit built-in control connections and hinges.
Fuselage is built in combined AFK and CFK manner as a combination of shell and sandwich construction. Two halves are are built so that most of the elements are glued into one of them and then both are put together. Carbon and kevlar are used from nose to wing section, while the rest is made in sandwich construction. Cockpit is covered with single piece Plexyglass cover opening in forward direction. Pitot tube and air vent (for airing cockpit) are built into nose. Static pressure is measured on the side of the fuselage. Radio antenna is built in to aft vertical stabilizer. Tow tie is mounted on the lower front part of the fuselage. Rudder pedals are adjustable.
Tail section Horizontal stabilizer and rudder is made the same way as wings: in sandwich construction.
Controls All controls hook up automaticaly.Vertical rudders, air-brakes and ailerons use rigid connections (tubes and bearings) while vertical rudder is connected with steel cable. Landing gear is a non-retractable wheel with disk brake under the cockpit and a small one on the tail. The wheel brake is accessible by air-brake handle.
APIS/BEE technical data
| Model |
Apis/Bee
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| Wing span (m) |
14.97 |
| Wing area (m2) |
12.24 |
| Aspect ratio |
18.33 |
| Fuselage length (m) |
6.26 |
| Overall height (m) |
1.3 |
| Empty weight (kg) |
215 |
| Single wing weight (kg) |
40 |
| Max. takeoff weight (kg) |
322.5 |
| Min. takeoff weight (kg) |
250 |
| Max. speed VNE (km/h) |
220 |
| Max. airspeed in rough air (km/h) |
144 |
| Max. airspeed in aero-tow (km/h) |
144 |
| Manouvering airspeed (km/h) |
144 |
| Max. speed with air-brakes (km/h) |
220 |
| Min. speed MTOW (km//h) |
60 |
| Airfoil type and ratio |
IMD 029 17.01 % |
| Best glide ratio @ 94 km/h |
39 |
| Min. sinking rate @ 84 km/h (m/s) |
0.59 |
| G load limits |
+5.3 -2.65 |
BASIC PRICE INCLUDES:
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14.97 M WING-SPAN TAIL-WHEEL SINGLE SEATER UL CLASS GLIDER WITH INTEGRATED WINGLETS, T - TAIL READY TO FLY, TEST FLOWN INTEGRAL INNER-SHELL BONDED TO FUSELAGE SHELL - SAFETY COCKPIT CONCEPT OUTSIDE SURFACES IN WHITE, CABINE INTERIOR IN GREY ACRYLIC PAINT, FINISHING AND POLISHING OF JOINTS ON ALL PLASTIC PARTS LIGHT CABIN UPHOLSTERY IN BLUE COLOUR WITH LARGE SIDE POCKETS IN-FLIGHT ADJUSTABLE BACKREST WITH HEADREST 4 POINT SEAT BELTS WITH AUTOMATIC CLOSURE SLIDING AIR VENT WINDOW DEFOGGING SYSTEM FOR CANOPY ADJUSTABLE CABIN FRESH AIR VENT SYSTEM MIRROR ON INSTRUMENT PANEL (FOR PROP POSITION MONITORING) NOISE REDUCING FIREWALL 6 STAGE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE DEFLECTING FLAPERONS FLAPERON, ELEVATOR & RUDDER GAPS INSIDE SEALED SCHEMPP-HIRTH TYPE AIRBRAKES, SELF LOCKING SPRING-TYPE ELEVATOR TRIM IN FLIGHT ADJUSTABLE RUDDER PEDALS AUTOMATIC FITTING OF WING AND TAIL MECHANIC CONTROLS TRANSPARENT CANOPY FIXED MAIN LANDING GEAR 4Ë MAIN WHEEL WITH DISC BRAKE AND FAIRING TWO WINGTIP WHEELS, 2 ½ Ëx 1 Ë, WITH FAIRINGS STEERABLE TAIL WHEEL 180 x 45 mm ( 7Ëx 1 ¾Ë) 14 - LITER FUEL TANK VISUAL CONTROL OF THE FUEL LEVEL FUEL GASCOLATOR / SUMP ENGINE HIRTH F33BS or ROTAX 447 BELT DRIVE, AIR CLEANERS ETC ALL THROTTLE CONTROL BOWDENS IN TEFLON FULLY AUTOMATIC ENGINE CONTROL AND PROPELLER POSITIONING SYSTEM HIGH CAPACITY DRY-TYPE BATTERY 12 V / 10Ah MODULAR ELECTRIC SYSTEM WITH FUSES ON PRIMARY AND SECUNDARY CIRCUIT ELECTRIC STARTER REGULATOR-RECTIFIER 2 BLADE WOODEN PROPELLER REINFORCED WITH FIBERGLASS INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH: master switch key, switches with fuses and warning lights, magnetos switches, INSTRUMENTS: MULTIFUNCTION INSTRUMENT TO CONTROL THE ENGINE OPERATIOM AND THE SYSTEM TO RETRACT THE ENGINE, ENGINE HOURS COUNTER, RPM COUNTER, CHT, EGT, ALTIMETER, AIRSPEED INDICATOR, VARIOMETER, LIBELLE (SLIP INDICATOR) & MAGNETIC COMPASS WITH MOUNT AIRCRAFT TOOL KIT FLIGHT AND MAINTENENCE MANUALS
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For more information please visit manufacturer's website - http://www.pipistrel.si/

Authorised distributor for the Baltic countries - JSC "AEROTEKA"
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