Aero Bravo 700

The Bravo 700 is a small, two-seat civil utility aircraft manufactured by Aero Bravo in Brazil in both kit and ready-to-fly form. It is a high-wing monoplane of metal construction with fixed tricycle undercarriage and is classed as an ultralight under Brazilian aviation regulations. An agricultural version, the Bravo 700 Agrícola with spraying gear and a chemical tank with a capacity of 140 L (37 US gal) has been developed to flight-testing stage.^[1][2]

Aero Bravo 700
General information
Type	Light aircraft
National origin	Brazil
Manufacturer	Aero Bravo
Status	In production

Zenith Aircraft considers the Aero Bravo design an unauthorized copy of the Zenith STOL CH 701.^[3]

Specifications (Bravo 700)

Data from Bayerl^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 6.58 m (21 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
• Height: 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 13 m² (140 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 270 kg (595 lb)
• Gross weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
• Powerplant: × Rotax 912 4-cyl. horizontally opposed, liquid and air-cooled, four-stroke, geared piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
• Range: 840 km (520 mi, 450 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 38 kg/m² (7.8 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.12 kW/kg (0.07 hp/lb)

References

1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al.: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 13. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 14. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
3. Zenith Aircraft Company. "STOL CH701". Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.