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The New Kolb Aircraft company introduced the
Kolbra and King Kolbra at Airventure 2000. The Kolbra series uses the wing
design of the Mark III series.
The Kolbra come in two kits, the airframe kit
which includes all the materials
| Wing Span (both) |
29 ft. |
| Wing Area (both) |
156 sq. ft. |
| Length (both) |
24 ft. (same folded) |
Height
(both) |
82 in. (with 2 blade prop)
86 in. (with 3 blade prop) |
Width
(folded) (both) |
84 in. (at the wheels) |
| Empty Weight |
With the Rotax 582 on Kolbra
trainer: 496 lbs.
With the Jabiru on King Kolbra: 550 lbs. |
| Gross Weight |
With the Rotax 582 on Kolbra
trainer:
960 lbs.normal, 1000 lbs. max.
With the Jabiru on King Kolbra:
960 lbs.normal, 1000 lbs. max. |
| Fuel Capacity |
10 gal. |
| Load Factor |
+4g, -2g (limit) |
| Stall Speed |
With the Rotax 582 on Kolbra
trainer: 40 mph
With the Jabiru on King Kolbra: 45 mph |
| Vne (both) |
110 mph (both) |
required to build the wings, tail,
control surfaces, fuselage tube, welded steel parts for wings and tail,
pre-built wing ribs, upper and lower wing false ribs, streamlined lift
struts, all the aircraft hardware, cables, turn buckles, thimbles, nicopress sleeves safety pins, plans, and construction manual.
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second kit includes the welded 4130 chome-moly steel fuselage cage,4130
steel control parts, landing gear legs, axles, wheels, tires, seats, 4
point harnesses, fuel tank, fuel line, filter, clamps, fiberglass nose
fairing and windshield.
Power is supplied from the 65hp Rotax 582 or
in the case of the King Kolbra the 80hp Jabiru engine.
The Kolbra was built to fill the need, for a two
place trainer with dual controls, in a tandem seating arrangement. Thus
pilots and owners of aircraft like the Kolb Firefly and Firestar will feel
right at home while training in the Kolbra and then moving into their own
craft.
"The Kolbra's 6" spar wings and 6"
fuselage are built to take the kind of abuse a trainer might be expected
to see. The landing gear legs are chrome-moly for high strength.
At less than 496 pounds with the Rotax 582, the Kolbra falls under
FAR part 103 for training."
The King Kolbra can also be build in the
experimental category which will allow the use of the Jabiru engine
and large tundra tires. Rugged steel gear and short takeoff and landing
distances, make it the perfect craft for getting in an out of short field
back yard strips. The cockpit is fully enclosed but the rear
 windows
may be opened in flight.
As with all Kolb aircraft, the Kolbra has folding
wings for portability, large wing area, sturdy construction, and great
visibility.
Currently expected delivery times are 6 weeks for
kits and 8-12 weeks for ready to fly craft available from Lite Speed
Aviation.
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KING KOLBRA |
KOLBRA TRAINER |
| Takeoff Distance |
100 ft. solo,
200 ft. dual |
150 ft. solo,
250 ft. dual |
| Rate of Climb |
pending final prop research |
1000 fpm solo,
750 fpm dual |
| Cruise Speed |
85 mph |
75 mph |
For more information contact:
The New Kolb Aircraft Company
8375 Russell Dyche Hwy.
London, KY
40741
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