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Rotax-powered JMB VL3 Evolution hits 200 knots

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June 2020

Czech company JMB Aircraft has completed flight testing of the latest version of its VL3 Evolution, which included exceeding 200kt TAS. The aircraft, which is powered by a 142hp Rotax 915iS engine has had its Vne increased to 184kt.

Rotax-powered JMB VL3 Evolution hits 200 knots

Elaborating on the details of the test flights, which were conducted at 600kg MTOW, a company spokesman said: “After more than 100 hours of flight tests with two aeroplanes, we managed to successfully perform V-dive tests reaching 206kt IAS and 229kt TAS. This enabled us to safely increase our VNE

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