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The Christavia Mk I is a Canadian homebuilt aircraft designed by Ron Mason. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction. Designed for missionary flying in Africa, the aircraft's name means "Christ-in-Aviation". The Christavia Mk I first flew in 1983 and over 350 had been completed and flown by 2002.〔Downey, Julia: ''2003 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 20, Number 1, January 2003, page 20. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851〕 ==Design and development== The Christavia is a single engine, high wing, conventional landing gear-equipped aircraft. The fuselage is of 4130 steel tube construction and the wings predominantly wooden, all with aircraft fabric covering. The acceptable power range is and the standard powerplant used is the Continental A65 four stroke four cylinder horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine.〔〔Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 150. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1〕 Plans are marketed by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co as well as Mason's company, Elmwood Aviation of Frankford, Ontario (formerly in Belleville, Ontario).〔〔〔〔 The designer estimated the construction time as 2000 hours.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elmwood Christavia Mk I」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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