The Gippsland GA8 Airvan is a single-engine utility aircraft manufactured by GippsAero (formerly named Gippsland Aeronautics) of Victoria, Australia. It can seat eight, including the pilot. It is used in various roles, including passenger services; freight; sightseeing; parachuting; observation and search and rescue. Overall, this airplane is considered a bush airplane with it's STOL characteristics.
X-Plane features:
- 3 different versions included: Stock wheels and tires (G1000 instrument panel), Bush wheels and tires (analog instrument panel), and floats with wheels (analog instrument panel)
- 4K Textures
- 3d cockpit controls
- User manual in .pdf format
- Custom airfoil
- Custom sound
- Animated pilot
- Opening/Closing doors
- Checklist in .txt format to use in the sim
- 14 interchangeable liveries with international tail numbers
- Weathering layers for custom painting
- Easy to make your own liveries with the blank provided
- Easy to customize the instrument panel in Planemaker
- You can edit the custom objects in Planemaker to suite. For example change the seats to a cargo load. Details are provided in the User Manual.
General characteristics:
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 7 passengers
- Length: 8.95 m (29 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 12.28 m (40 ft 3 in)
- Height: 3.89 m (12 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 19.32 m2 (208.0 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 7.9:1
- Empty weight: 997 kg (2,198 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,814 kg (3,999 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 340 L (74.8 Imp Gallons)
- Powerplant: 1 × Textron Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 air-cooled flat-six, 220 kW (300 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Hartzell F8475R constant speed propeller
Performance:
- Maximum speed: 241 km/h (150 mph; 130 kn) at 1,525 m (5,000 ft)
- Cruising speed: 222 km/h (138 mph; 120 kn) at 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
- Stall speed: 97 km/h (60 mph; 52 kn) (flaps down)
- Range: 1,352 km (840 mi; 730 nmi)
- Endurance: 6 hr
- Service ceiling: 6,100 m (20,013 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.00 m/s (788 ft/min)
