Flight training schools in the U.S. have a new option for training aircraft, Vulcanair’s now-FAA-certified V1.0 four-seat piston single. While long certified in Europe, Vulcanair brought the V1.0 to last year’s EAA AirVenture show and promised that it would achieve FAA certification by the end of 2017.
The V1.0 is powered by a 180-hp Lycoming IO-360 (fuel injected) with a Hartzell constant-speed propeller. Available at an introductory price (for a limited number of orders) of $259,000, the V1.0 costs about $100,000 less than competing four-seat training airplanes.
The airframe is made with a welded-steel-tube main cabin with aluminum wings, tailcone, and empennage. Each pilot has a door, and there is a third door for passengers to access the rear seats. The airplane also has a baggage compartment with its own door.
Specifications include a useful load of 919 pounds, cruise speed at 75 percent power of 130 knots, and service ceiling of 14,700 feet.
Avionics include a Garmin G500 primary/multifunction display, GTN 650 GPS/com touchscreen navigator, GTX 33 mode-S transponder with ADS-B In/Out, GNC 225 navcom, GDU 620 AHRS, Jeppesen NavData, JPI engine-monitoring system and Mid-Continent SAM standby instrument.
U.S. deliveries will begin before the Sun ’n' Fun 2018 show in April. Vulcanair secured orders for more than 60 V1.0s during 2017.
