Photograph:
Zlin Savage Cub 24-7031 (c/n 165) at Temora, NSW in 2012 (David C Eyre)
Country of origin:
Czech Republic
Description:
Two-seat light sport aircraft
Power Plant:
One 75 kw (100 hp) Rotax 912ULS four-cylinder horizontally-opposed liquid-and-air-cooled engine
Specifications:
- Wingspan: 9.31 m (30 ft 6½ in)
- Length: 6.39 m (20 ft 11½ in)
- Height: 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 14.20 m² (152.8 sq ft)
- Max speed: 192 km/h (119 mph)
- Normal cruising speed: 170 km/h (106 mph)
- Stalling speed flaps down: 52 km/h (33 mph)
- Max rate of climb at sea level: 270 m/min (886 ft/min)
- Service ceiling: 4,400 m (14,436 ft)
- Take-off roll: 110 m (361 ft)
- Landing roll: 90 m (295 ft)
- Range with max fuel: 719 km (447 miles)
- Fuel capacity: 68 litres (15 imp gals)
- Empty weight: 283 kg (624 lb)
- Useful load: 270 kg (596 lb)
- Loaded weight: 450 kg (1,235 lb)
History:
Morava Zlin Aero Service was set up late in 2000 to market an ultralight aircraft known as the Savage. The prototype was first flown in 1997 and initial development took place in Italy, parts being manufactured in the Czech Republic, type approval being obtained in late 2003. The Savage was available in both ready to fly and kit form.
The design of the Savage was based on the Piper J-3 Cub and it bore some resemblance to that aircraft. The wings were foldable for storage. The fuselage was constructed of welded steel tube, the wings being two-spar of 6061-T6 anodised aluminium, the whole being fabric covered. The undercarriage was of the tailwheel type with a rubber bungee suspension, castoring tailwheel, and hydraulic brakes. Tundra tyres could be fitted for rough ground operations.
The first example of the type in this region was ZK-ZAA² (c/n 032) registered in Hamilton, NZ on 12 January 2004 to the importers, Sport Aviation Imports Ltd of Hamilton, being followed by ZK-ZAC (c/n 035) in December 2005, and ZK-KSC (c/n 0116) on 1 November 2007 at Christchurch. Whilst landing at Te Kowhai on 10 June 2004 ZK-ZAA struck a hedge and received substantial damage. A further example became ZK-ZSC (c/n 281) on 23 October 2014 to Sports Aircraft NZ Ltd. A number of examples in Australia are registered with Recreation Aviation Australia.