Remos Aircraft manufacturer of the Remos G-3 was at the AOPA
convention with two displays one in the convention hall the other in the
Lightsport Aircraft Mall at the Hartford-Brainard Airport. The
Remos G3
is an all composite aircraft design which has been manufactured and
flying in Germany for over fourteen years. It is also currently the
number one selling Lightsport/Ultralight class aircraft in Germany.
The factory has invested a great deal of money in equipment and
facilities in an effort to place itself in the lead for world market
share in the Lightsport aircraft market.
The Remos G3 features side by side seating in a wide, ergonomically
designed cockpit. Controls are standard dual stick and rudder with
electric flaps. New craft coming into the U.S. market will have a center
and a left hand throttle assembly.
Ground handling is by direct nosewheel steering, which allows the
plane turn around in 25 foot circle.
Power is supplied by the Rotax 912 S 100 HP aircraft engine. This
gives it a cruise of over 110 knots, a climb rate of over 1,000 feet per
minute, and a stall with flaps below 40knots.
Fuel capacity is 21
gallons usable which gives a comfortable four hours of flying with a
reserve.
A safety feature built into the fuel system is that the gas cap
uses the same key as the ignition, and once put into the gas cap it
cannot be removed until the gas cap is replaced. Thus a pilot cannot
inadvertently take off without his gas cap installed.
The plane can be flown with the doors on or off, with removal taking
less than a minute with no tools required. Another nice feature is that
the wings can be folded in about 5 minutes, allowing storage in the area
of a single car garage.
Remos has started a very aggressive marketing campaign, targeted
directly at the Cessna SkyCatcher. In their ad they point out that
pilots buying a SkyCatcher will not get delivery until 2009! While they
can buy now and fly now a Remos G3!
As an added incentive they are offering current Cessna SkyCatcher
buyers
a $5,000 credit towards the purchase of a Remos G-3. |
