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Capella Javelin
Capella Javelin developed into the T-Raptor ultralight trainer. The T-
Raptor uses a wider and more enclosed fuselage, with
Role Ultralight aircraft optional bubble-windowed doors, to allow cool weather
National United States flying and was intended to be marketed to ultralight
origin schools.[3][4]
Manufacturer Capella Aircraft Corporation
Introduction 1999
Variants
Status Production completed
Unit cost US$6000 (2001 cost) without engine,
Specifications (Javelin I)
propeller, instruments or covering Data from Cliche, Kitplanes and Purdy[1][2][3]
supplies[1] General characteristics
• one
The Capella Javelin is a family of American open cockpit, • 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
high wing, tractor configuration, conventional landing • 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
gear-equipped ultralight aircraft that were produced in • 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
kit form by Capella Aircraft of Austin, Texas and intended • 112 sq ft (10.4 m2)
for amateur construction.[1][2][3] • 240 lb (109 kg)
The single seat Javelin I was designed to comply with • 575 lb (261 kg)
the American FAR 103 ultralight regulations, including • 5 US gallons (19 litres)
that category’s maximum 254 lb (115 kg) empty • 1 × Rotax 277 single cylinder, two-stroke aircraft
weight.[1][2][3] engine, 28 hp (21 kW)
Capella Aircraft went out of business in late 2007, and
Performance
the type is no longer in production.
• 63 mph (101 km/h; 55 kn)
• 60 mph (52 kn; 97 km/h)
Design and development • 26 mph (23 kn; 42 km/h)
The Javelin was introduced circa 1999 and was intended • 138 mi; 222 km (120 nmi)
to appeal to pilots who wanted to experience totally • 12,500 ft (3,810 m)
open-air flight.[1] • 400 ft/min (2.0 m/s)
The design features an open frame fuselage of welded Avionics
4130 steel tubing, with the pilot’s and passenger’s seats none
bolted to the frame. The horizontal stabilizer and tail
fin are also constructed of welded steel tubes. The wing See also
is framed from riveted aluminium tubing with all flying
surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. The wing is Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
equipped with full span ailerons.[1] • Kolb Firefly
The conventional landing gear includes sprung-steel • Kolb Firestar
main gear and a similarly sprung steerable tail wheel. • TEAM Airbike
The open cockpit design provides good visibility while
taxiing.[1] References
The standard engine supplied by the manufacturer
for the single seat version was the 28 hp (21 kW) Rotax [1] ^ Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper’s Guide
277, but it was reported that the aircraft was underpow- 8th Edition, page B-33. Cybair Limited Publishing,
ered with that engine installed. The throttle control is of 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
a unique motorcycle grip type.[1] [2] ^ Downey, Julia: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes,
Original factory kit options included a cockpit pod Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 40.
and windshield, brakes and steel tube powder coating.[1] Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
The single-seat Javelin was developed into a tandem
two seater, designated the Javelin II and then further
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[3] ^ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft http://web.archive.org/web/20031020212133/
Sourcebook, page 137 & 347. BAI Communications. http://www.capellakitplanes.com/traptor/
ISBN 0-9636409-4-1 trptr.htm. Retrieved 09 May 2010.
[4] Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper’s Guide 8th
Edition, page B-105. Cybair Limited Publishing,
2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
External links
[5] Capella Aircraft (March 2004). "About The T-Raptor • Index of archived pages about the Javelin on
- The ’Cub’ for the next Millennium!". Archived Archive.org
from the original on 20 October 2003. • Photos of Javelin I on Archive.org
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• United States ultralight aircraft 1990–1999
• Homebuilt aircraft
• Single-engine aircraft
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