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The Ultracraft Calypso is a family of Belgian homebuilt aircraft designed and produced by Ultracraft of Heusden-Zolder, introduced in the 1990s. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction.〔Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 279. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1〕 ==Design and development== The Calypso line all feature a strut-braced high wing, fixed conventional landing gear with optional wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.〔 The single-seat Calypso 1 is made from a combination of wood and metal with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric and a fibreglass cowling. Its span wing has a wing area of and is supported by "V" struts and jury struts. The cabin width is . The acceptable power range is and the standard engines used are the Rotax 447 or the Rotax 503 two-stroke powerplants.〔 The Calypso 1A has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot and baggage is .〔 The standard day, sea level, no wind, takeoff with a engine is and the landing roll is .〔 The manufacturer estimates the construction time for the Calypso 1A from the supplied kit to be 300 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「Ultracraft Calypso」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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