The Jingmen A2C Ultra Seaplane is a Chinese three-seat ultralight aircraft that was designed by the China Avionics Research Institute (the 605 Institute) and produced by Jingmen Aviation of Jingmen, introduced in 2003.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 64. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
Design and development The A2C was designed to comply with the Civil Aviation Authority of China rules. It was given a Chinese type authority on 18 July 2003 and a production certificate in 2004. It was designed for the agricultural aircraft, aerial photography, search and rescue, communications and sport roles.
The design features a strut-braced high-wing, a three-seat open cockpit with a windshield, fixed tricycle landing gear or floats and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its has an area of . The standard engine used is the certified Rotax 912A2 four-stroke powerplant.
Almost 100 had been delivered by 2016.
Operational history Reviewer Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as having a "big load capacity, economy, safe and reliable".
Variants A2C Seaplane model A2C-L Landplane model with tricycle landing gear.
Specifications (A2C)
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External links Photo of an A2C