Asso X-Ray

Trio Aviation X-Ray I-8830 parked at Busano "Pegasus 2000" airfield, near Turin, in December, 2008. In the afterground the snowy Graie Alps with, from left to right, Mount Giavino (2766 m), "Punta di Quinseina" (2344 m) and "Punta Verzèl" (2406 m). Derived from Asso Aerei Asso V, the X-Ray is a single-engined ultralight aircraft, also available in kit form, with tapered low-wing and conventional cruciform tail unit, retractable tricycle landing gear and side-by-side two-seat cabin. Mainly wooden structure covered by fabric, with composite engine cowl, wing tips and rear fuselage tip. It is powered by a 73.5 kW (98.6 hp) Rotax 912 ULS four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine, driving a two-blade variable pitch Avtek propeller. Main dimensions of the X-Ray: wing span 8.10 m (26.57 ft); length overall 7 m (23 ft); height 2.15 m (7.15 ft) and wing area 10.80 sm (116.25 sq ft). Weights: empty 282 kg (621.7