Corvus Racer 312
The Corvus Racer 312 is a Chinese ultralight and light-sport aircraft under development by Corvus Aerospace (Suzhou) of Suzhou and first flown 1 November 2013. The aircraft is to be supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
Design and development
The Racer 312 was designed as a smaller version of the Corvus Racer 540, to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It was designed and the prototype built over a period of 13 months in 2012–13.The Racer 312 features a cantilever low-wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from composite material and its span wing employs split flaps. The standard engine fitted is the Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. With this engine the cruise speed is anticipated to be.
As of February 2017, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.