Belite Aircraft has completed a series of tests that demonstrated the structural integrity and durability of the aircraft’s carbon fiber wing under loads of up to 4Gs, according to company officials.
Conducted at the firm’s Wichita facilities, the tests subjected a carbon fiber wing to progressively increasing G loads to verify that the wing exceeded the stated specifications of +3.8/-1.5Gs in static testing. The wing, which weighs less than 14 pounds, exceeded the stated limits, remaining intact under a 4g load of 1,134 pounds, according to James Wiebe, CEO.
Belite is offering the Belite 254 Classic aircraft and the carbon fiber version of the airplane, the Belite 254, in kit or assembled form.
For more information: 316-253-6746 or BeliteAircraft.com. More details about the load tests are available at Wiebe’s blog, JamesWiebe.blogspot.com, which can be accessed through the Belite website.
