The Corvus Fusion is a two-seat,
low wing,
light sport aircraft produced by
Corvus Hungary LLC
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in
Italy.
Design and development
The Corvus Fusion is an all composite aircraft offered either as a factory built aircraft or as a
kit
Kit may refer to:
Places
*Kitt, Indiana, US, formerly Kit
* Kit, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province
* Kit Hill, Cornwall, England
People
* Kit (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kit (surname)
Animals
* Young animals:
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. It was conceived by Andras Voloscsuk, Chief Executive Engineer, as "... an ultralight aircraft for enthusiasts who would love to try something similar that the
Racer 540 can do."
It was announced in August 2011 and introduced 27 January 2012 in
Pordenone
Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'.
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, Italy.
The Corvus Fusion features an inverted oil system and a symmetrical
airfoil
An airfoil (American English) or aerofoil (British English) is the cross-sectional shape of an object whose motion through a gas is capable of generating significant lift, such as a wing, a sail, or the blades of propeller, rotor, or turbine.
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, which allows it to fly equally well either upright or inverted.
It is available with either
conventional landing gear or
tricycle gear and with a
ballistic parachute.
During a demo flight on 30 March 2012, a Corvus Fusion was flown through several aerobatic manoeuvres including
loops and
barrel rolls.
Specifications
References
External links
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