The Aeros Profi is a Ukrainian high-performance

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, designed and produced by

Aeros Aeros is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer founded by a group of ex-Antonov engineers in the early 1990s to build hang gliders. It is located in Kyiv.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 41. Pag ...

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. The wing is widely used on Aeros trikes as well as by other

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manufacturers.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 base model Profi wing is a cable-braced, king post-equipped

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-style wing for two-place trikes, while the Profi TL is a "topless" design, lacking the king post and using streamlined lower

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s instead of wires. The topless design lowers the overall height of the wing and allows storage in lower-roofed hangars. A

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insert is optional, while

winglets Wingtip devices are intended to improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft by reducing drag. Although there are several types of wing tip devices which function in different manners, their intended effect is always to reduce an aircraft ...

are standard on the TL model. The wing is made from bolted-together

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tubing, with its double surface wing covered in

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sailcloth. Its span wing has an area of , a nose angle of 128° and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. An electro-mechanical trim is optional.

Variants

;Profi :Base model with a king post and cable bracing. ;Profi TL :Topless model, lacking the king post, using streamlined lift struts and with standard winglets.

Applications

Aeros-2 The Aeros-2 is a Ukraine, Ukrainian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Aeros of Kyiv. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft or as kit for Homebuilt aircraft, amateur construction.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ' ...

Aeros Cross Country The Aeros Cross Country, sometimes called the Aeros Cross-Country, is a Ukrainian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Aeros of Kyiv. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft or as kit for amateur construction.Bert ...

* Aeros del Sur Manta * Apollo Delta Jet * Apollo Jet Star * Apollo Monsoon *

Exkluziv Joker The Exkluziv Joker is a Slovakian ultralight trike that was designed by Jindrich Zahumensky and produced by Exkluziv sro of Topoľčany. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''Wo ...

Specifications (Profi TL)

References

External links

Official Profi webpageOfficial Profi TL webpage
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