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Products
PUL 9
THE FIRST TEST AIRPLANE
The PUL 9 flying wing was created
from Dr. Horten's calculations and it proved the concept. In early 1990 construction began in Hirschberg, Germany. In Bologna, Italy Nike Aeronautica completed the final assemly. Test flights at the company owned airfield began in late 1990.
Horten's theories were proven and the test pilots were very impressed with its well behaved flying characteristics and ease of control. Developement of the single seat flying wing was discontinued after market research showed that the public
preferred a two seat aircraft.
Technical data for the PUL 9
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Wing Span
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9 m (29.53 ft)
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Overall Length
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3.41 m (11.19 ft)
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Height
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1.42 m (4,66 ft)
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Wing Area
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11.2 m² (120.5 ft²)
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Empty Weight
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172 kg (379 lbs)
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Gross Weight
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250 kg (551 lbs)
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Useful Load
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98 kg (216 lbs)
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Fuel Capacity
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30 ltr (8 gals)
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Seating
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1
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Engine
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Rotax 582
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Propeller
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Fixed-Pitch
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Flaps
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None
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Landing Gear
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Fixed
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Power (max.)
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54 HP
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Cruising Speed
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160 km/h (86 kts)
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Maximum Speed
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185 km/h (100 kts)
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Minimum Speed
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50 km/h (27 kts)
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Range at 75% power
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430 km (232 nm)
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PUL 10
THE FIRST TWOSEATER
The success of the PUL 9 flight tests and the demand of a two seat aircraft led to the developement of the PUL 10. Under the supervision of Dr. Horten a
full scale mockup was prepared in Argentina. In Germany in 1992 the molds for the PUL 10 were built and construction of the first prototype began. The
final assembly and the first test flights were done in Bologna, Italy at the NIKE Aeronautica company airfield.
ATTRACTING ATTENTION
In the course of its test flights the PUL 10 attracted the attention of the national and international press. We were inundated with requests for information
about this aircraft. We decided to build another PUL 10, this one with retractable landing gear.
Test flights began in Italy in 1994 and were continued on Sarrebourg Airfield in France.
ACCIDENT DURING FLIGHT TESTING
In 1995 a flight to test the stall characteristics with a centre of gravity too far aft forced us to recover control by firing an emergency parachute. That saved
the pilot from injury but the aircraft was destroyed beyond repair.
UNDER GERMAN CERTIFICATION
Construction of the third PUL 10 began in 1996 and in 1997 flight testing began at Breitscheid Airfield with German registration. It was reported in the
press and it was featured in television and radio news reports. A review of what we learned from the PUL 10 has led to the design of the next generation flying wing, the H 3000.
Technical Data for the PUL 10
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Specification
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PUL 10 I
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PUL 10 II
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PUL 10 III
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Wing Span
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10 m (32.8 ft)
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10 m (32.8 ft)
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10 m (32.8 ft)
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Overall Length
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3.98 m (13.06 ft)
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3.98 m (13.06 ft)
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3.98 m (13.06 ft)
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Height
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1.48 m (4,86 ft)
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1.48 m (4,86 ft)
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1.48 m (4,86 ft)
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Wing Area
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15.4 m² (165.7 ft²)
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15.4 m² (165.7 ft²)
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15.4 m² (165.7 ft²)
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Empty Weight
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364 kg (802 lbs)
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342 kg (753 lbs)
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317 kg (698)
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Gross Weight
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580 kg (1279 lbs)
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580 kg (1279 lbs)
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550 kg (1212 lbs)
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Useful Load
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211 kg (465 lbs)
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238 kg (525 lbs)
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233 kg (514 lbs)
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Fuel Capacity
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80 ltr (21 gals)
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80 ltr (21 gals)
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80 ltr (21 gals)
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Seating
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2
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2
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2
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Engine
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Rotax 582
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Rotax 912 UL
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Rotax 912 UL
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Propeller
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Fixed-Pitch
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Fixed-Pitch
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Fixed-Pitch
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Flaps
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None
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None
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None
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Landing Gear
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Fixed
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Retractable
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Retractable
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Power (max.)
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53 HP
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80 HP
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80 HP
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Cruising Speed
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150 km/h (81 kts)
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190 km/h (103 kts)
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205 km/h (111 kts)
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Maximum Speed
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175 km/h (95 kts)
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220 km/h (119 kts)
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230 km/h (124 kts)
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Minimum Speed
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68 km/h (37 kts)
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64 km/h (35 kts)
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60 km/h (32 kts)
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Range at 75% power
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975 km (606 miles)
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1095 km (680 miles)
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1150 km (735 nm)
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