The Pro-Composites Vision is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed by Steve Rahm and produced by Pro-Composites of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, with some pre-formed parts made available to speed construction.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 116. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 121. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
The design was originally marketed by American Affordable Aircraft of Daytona Beach.Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 115. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
Design and development The Vision features a cantilever low wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear or optional tricycle gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The Vision SP model is made from pre-formed flat fiberglass and foam composite panels which are then radius bent to shape. Its span wing employs a NACA 63A-415 airfoil at the wing root, transitioning to a NACA 63A-412 airfoil at the wing tip. The wing has an area of , with the cockpit up to in width. The tricycle landing gear version features a fully castering nosewheel and differential braking for steering. The aircraft can accept engines of and the Subaru Stratus, Lycoming O-235 and Lycoming O-320 have been used.
The manufacturer markets the design as "the only all composite, plans built, 2 seat sport aircraft that uses a conventional - non canard - platform."
Variants Vision SP Model with a short wing of span, an area of and an aspect ratio of 5.5:1. Vision EX Model with a longer wing of span, an area of and an aspect ratio of 6.6:1, optimized for higher altitude flying, carrying heavier loads and operation by less experienced pilots.
Specifications (Vision SP)
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