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The Genevation GenPro is an
aerobatic aircraft An aerobatic aircraft is an aerodyne (a heavier-than-air aircraft) used in aerobatics, both for flight exhibitions and aerobatic competitions. Most fall into one of two categories, aircraft used for training and by flight demonstration teams, whic ...
manufactured in Jakabszállás, Hungary by Genevation. It was first flown in May 2018. It is the world's first full carbon/steel hybrid truss construction aerobatic aircraft, using a unique construction process. It is very light and has a low stall speed of 49 knots. It can handle forces up to +/-10g. It is a single-seater aircraft, powered by a
Lycoming IO-580 The Lycoming IO-580 engine is a horizontally opposed, six-cylinder aircraft engine featuring three cylinders per side, manufactured by Lycoming Engines. There is no carburetted version of the engine, which would have been designated O-580 and ...
. It was developed with a grant from the Hungarian government. Knowledge gained from developing the GenPro was later used to develop a prototype hydrogen-powered
rotorcraft A rotary-wing aircraft, rotorwing aircraft or rotorcraft is a heavier-than-air aircraft with rotor wing, rotary wings that spin around a vertical mast to generate lift (force), lift. Part 1 (Definitions and Abbreviations) of Subchapter A of Chapt ...
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Aerobatic aircraft 2010s Hungarian aircraft Aircraft first flown in 2018