Tuesday, July 22, 2008

West Wind Aviation and Services is now on the Wikipedia

West Wind Aviation is now on the Ultralight Information Page of the Wikipedia and has been listed as an ultralight manufacturers. On clicking the West Wind Aviation and Services link, you are taken to the Wikipedia page of West Wind Aviation. It is one of few sites on ultralights which gives a clear description of all activities being undertaken by the company in India.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Phantom MKI, a microlight specifically for India

West Wind Aviation shall be introducing a special Indian version of its Phantom Microlight, called the Phantom-MKI. Some of its specialities are -

Carbon composite airframe

Powerful Jabiru 2200 4-stroke, air cooled engine

Fuel consumption of 10 to 12 litres per hour

Cruising speed of 200 kmph at 75% power

Empty weight of just 262.5 Kg. which includes the Parachute Recovery System

Performance and specifications of this aircraft can be found at http://microlight.in/index_files/phantom.htm

Friday, May 30, 2008

Microlighting in India

With the advent of Microlights even the common man can now dream of owning an aircraft. Microlight technology has now reached the stage where it is competing with the conventional aircraft and proving to be much better off.

This blog shall be platform to clear doubts of aviation enthusiasts about general aviation flying in India vis-a-vis the world and promote flying, especially microlight flying not only for transportation but also for sport and recreation.

Keep flying...India