History
The Vector 600 is a multi-axis ultra light aircraft built in the 1980s. Intended for amateur construction, it consists of an aluminium tubular frame and surmounted by a dacron-lined wing held by guy wires.
The Vector is equipped with a high wing, a V-tail and a propeller. It is a three-axis aircraft but does not have pedals: the steering is done only on the control column.
Its light structure allows it to fold and it is thus possible to transport it on a car gallery. The French importer had even nicknamed it “the windsurfing of the air”.
The Vector is capable of short take-offs and landings, with a run of only 35 m at takeoff and 60 m for landing.
The 610 version differs from the 600 version by its improved wing allowing better performance at low speed, by a reinforced structure and by a suspension landing gear by sandow.
Caracteristics
| Wingspan | 10,70 m |
| Length | 5,50 m |
| Height | 2,40 m |
| Empty weight | 88 kg |
| Maximum take off weight | 202 kg |
| Speed | 72 km/h |
| Range | 3 h |
| Crew | 1 |
| Engine: | 1 Zenoah G25B-1 of 22hp |
Our aircrafts
Our Vector 610 was recovered near Orléans in August 2008 from a private owner. The aircraft was cleaned, repainted and reassembled in the process.
This aircraft had been purchased by a group of co-owners combined in associative form and was one of the very first ultra light aircrafts registered in the North region, where it began its flights. He participated in a criterium in the centre of Lille in 1983, where he had been tried (on the ground!) by Pierre Mauroy, the Prime Minister of …
Our Vector 600, meanwhile, was recovered in Corrèze in 2009 from one of the former owners of the Vector 610, who had to move, had subsequently bought his own Vector.
Some pictures
