Wega 180
The Wega 180 is a Brazilian amateur-built aircraft designed and produced by Wega Aircraft of Palhoça, Santa Catarina, introduced at the Sun 'n Fun airshow in 2013. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
Design and development
The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle [landing gear] and a single engine in tractor configuration.The aircraft is made from carbon fibre. Its span wing employs an NFL -0215F airfoil at the wing root transitioning to a Wortmann FX-62-K-131 at the wing tip. The wing has an area of and mounts flaps. The wing is a separate structure and is attached to the fuselage with four bolts. The standard engines used are the Superior XP-360 and the Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplants.