Blackshape Prime
The Blackshape Prime is an Italian ultralight aircraft, produced by Blackshape srl, the company founded in Monopoli by Luciano Belviso and Angelo Petrosillo. The aircraft first flew in 2007 and was introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2009. It is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
Design and development
The Prime started as the Millennium Master, but the design was later acquired and further developed by Blackshape, however the exterior is largely unchanged from the Millennium Master's. The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.The aircraft is made from pre-preg carbon fibre, with an aluminium and steel structural frame. Its span wing has an area of and double slotted flaps. It is stressed to +4/-2g. The standard engine available is the Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, driving a two bladed constant speed propeller, which gives it a maximum level speed of and a cruise speed of. The Rotax 914 is also available as an option, as is the Rotax 915 iS.
The rear seat is mounted a few inches higher than the front seat, with a small baggage compartment behind the headrest. The aircraft has dual controls with centre sticks, conventional rudder pedals and throttle levers. Avionics include Dynon SkyView panel, which is standard only in the front seat, with a back seat installation available as a factory option. A two-axis Garmin autopilot is also optional.
Variants
;BK100;BK100 T
;BK100 iS