The Vulcanair Is The Not So 'New' Kid In Town - Page 4 of 7

The Vulcanair V1.0 isn’t a very familiar plane to most pilots. Vulcanair and Ameravia plan to change that.

Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 10:48 AM ET

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If Cessna designers had taken the 172 and instead of going with sleek, windswept lines, they went in the other direction to create a plane that was blue collar and ready to work. That’s the style of the V1.0. (photo courtesy: Ameravia)

Key Takeaways:

The Ameravia Vulcanair V1.0 is an Italian-made, four-seat, 180-hp high-wing aircraft, based on a proven 50-year-old design, noted for its robust, "blue-collar" aesthetic and durable, sheet-metal construction.
It features a practical interior with modern avionics, excellent door design, good visibility, and a unique third rear door for easy passenger access.
The V1.0 offers delightful flying characteristics, including a constant-speed prop and requiring active rudder input, which the reviewer praises as beneficial for new pilot training.
Its primary advantage for the U.S. market, highlighted by the distributor Ameravia, is its significantly lower cost of $278,000, making it a compelling alternative to more expensive four-seat trainers like the Cessna 172.

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The Vulcanair V1.0 is made with built-up sheet metal structure with a welded steel forward occupant cage for added crashworthiness and features pushrod controls for smooth response from a pilot’s inputs. (photo courtesy: Ameravia)

Ameravia’s Argument

So the Vulcanair V1.0 is a four-seat, fixed-gear, 180-hp Lycoming-powered high-wing plane. Of course, that sounds a lot like the most popular airplane of all time, the Cessna 172, which is still in production and doing quite well thanks to it still being a terrific airplane and one that nicely fills the needs of flight schools around the world looking for a primary trainer to teach flying to the many pilots who are part of the big uptick in training we’re seeing today. So with this need being so directly addressed by Cessna with its Skyhawk and, for that matter, by Piper with its equally highly regarded four-seat, 180-hp low-wing Archer, the question is, why the V.1.0?

As it turns out, Ameravia has a great answer for that, and it starts, but doesn’t end, with cost.

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