China's first fully-composite five-seat aircraft "Shanhe SA160L" successfully completed its first flight in Hunan recently, marking a new breakthrough for China's independent brand general aircraft industry.
According to reports, composite materials are called "designable materials". Compared with traditional metal materials, they are light in weight and high in strength. They can withstand the largest external forces with the least amount of materials. Therefore, composite aircraft has become the current development direction of aircraft. "Shanhe SA160L" is a single-engine five-seat lower single-wing aircraft developed in accordance with the airworthiness regulations of China Civil Aviation CCAR-23. The development of this model has filled China's overall design and optimization methods for five-seat light aircraft and airworthiness test technology 2. The gap of common key technologies in the fields of composite structure manufacturing technology and other fields.
The reporter learned that "Shanhe SA160L" has an empty weight of 900 kg and a maximum take-off weight of 1600 kg, which is 100 to 150 kg lighter than similar foreign models of the same type. On the day of the first flight, "Shanhe SA160L" successfully completed a take-off and landing of nearly 60 minutes, verifying the excellent design of the model in terms of power system, aerodynamics, and handling performance.
Zou Xiangfu, general manager of Hunan Shanhe Technology Co., Ltd. introduced that this model is undergoing the type approval of civil aviation products as planned. It is expected to be officially put on the market by the end of 2020. The product positioning is a private aircraft with modern, luxurious, comfortable, intelligent design Technically, the side lever is used for operation, and the operation feeling is similar to that of a large aircraft, which has been recognized by fans in the industry.