THE HARMONY AIRCRAFT RECEIVED TYPE APPROVAL IN ITALY

The European version of the HARMONY LSA light sport aircraft, popular for pilot training in flight schools and private flying in the USA and other countries, has received approval from the Aero club d'Italia under the OPT-OUT regulation EU No. 2018/1139 as an advanced UL aircraft with an MTOW of 600 kg.

With the European Harmony model, Evektor follows the successful path of the EV-97 Eurostar UL aircraft, which the company sold invarious model versions 1000 units and in Italy itself 150 units. Compared to the Eurostar, the Harmony brings a number of innovations to its customers. Sporty look with an extended fuselage and tapered wings, attractive interior design with increased cabin space, providing enough space even for tall pilots,electrically operated flaps, T-throttle in the middle console and the latest Garmin avionics solutions. With MTOW of 600 kg and a usefull load of up to 280kg, the Harmony offers one of the highest usefull load on the market among UL aircraft. Integral wing fuel tanks with a capacity of 120 l allow a range of up to 1300 km. Similar to the EV-97 Eurostar, the Harmony aircraft has outstanding flight characteristics of a training aircraft, a robust metal airframe proven in flight school operations and provides an excellet cockpit view.

The first Harmony aircraft delivered to Italy is operated by the Scuola Volo Cogliate - VFR Campus based on Cogliate Airfield near Milan. The aircraft with the registration number I-E277, is equipped with a Rotax 912ULS engine, DUC Swirl 3L propeller, Garmin G3X glass cockpit, Garmin autopilot, electrically operated flaps, a carbon look comfort interior package and parachute rescue system. Marco Alberti, flight school director and flight instructor, after nearly 200 hour flight on the new Harmony, said „All the pilots flying in the club are really happy about the new aircraft. The new Evektor Harmony demonstrated safe flying characteristics, ability to mantain good manouvrability also at low speed, fast enough to guarantee good cruise performances, slow enough at low speed to be operated safely from novice pilots on a 500 m grass strip with only 100 hp engine“.

Evektor is targeting the Harmony aircraft also toother European markets that have adopted regulations for UL aircraft with MTOW600 kg under Opt-Out EU No. 2018/1139 regulation.

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