The Air Creation BioniX is a French double-surface
ultralight trike wing
A wing is a type of fin that produces both Lift (force), lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform (aeronautics), planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-d ...
, designed and produced by
Air Creation of
Aubenas. The wing is widely used on Air Creation trikes.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 198. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The wing is a
cable-braced,
king post-equipped
hang glider-style wing designed as advanced, top-of-the-line wing for two-place trikes. It comes in two sizes, and .
The wing is made from bolted-together
aluminium
Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. Aluminium has ...
tubing, with its double surface wing covered in
Dacron sailcloth. In its 15.1 m size it has a span wing, a nose angle of 130°, an
aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a geometry, geometric shape is the ratio of its sizes in different dimensions. For example, the aspect ratio of a rectangle is the ratio of its longer side to its shorter side—the ratio of width to height, when the rectangl ...
of 6.4:1 and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The wing mounts small
winglets. The design incorporates a unique "corset" system that allows the pilot to adjust the wing's
trailing edge
The trailing edge of an aerodynamic surface such as a wing is its rear edge, where the airflow separated by the leading edge meets.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 521. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. ...
geometry in flight to optimize performance. This results in a large speed range and good handling characteristics in turbulence, without heavy roll control.
Variants
;BioniX 13
: wing area version
;BioniX 15
: wing area version
Applications
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Air Creation Tanarg
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Air Creation Skypper
Specifications (BioniX 15)
References
External links
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{{Air Creation aircraft
Ultralight trike wings