Jingmen A2C Ultra Seaplane


The Jingmen A2C Ultra Seaplane is a Chinese three-seat ultralight aircraft that was designed by the China Avionics Research Institute and produced by Jingmen Aviation of Jingmen, introduced in 2003.

Design and development

The A2C was designed to comply with the Civil Aviation Authority of China rules. It was given a Chinese type authority on 18 July 2003 and a production certificate in 2004. It was designed for the agricultural aircraft, aerial photography, search and rescue, communications and sport roles.
The design features a strut-braced high-wing, a three-seat open cockpit with a windshield, fixed tricycle landing gear or floats and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its has an area of. The standard engine used is the certified Rotax 912A2 four-stroke powerplant.
Almost 100 had been delivered by 2016.

Operational history

Reviewer Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as having a "big load capacity, economy, safe and reliable".

Variants

;A2C
;A2C-L