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, 180-hp, four-seat, high-wing aircraft with a design history spanning over 50 years, now imported to the U.S.
It features a "blue-collar" and robust construction, including a welded steel safety cage for crashworthiness, pushrod controls for smooth handling, and practical elements like an excellent door design with a unique third rear entry door.
The V1.0 offers an engaging and honest flying experience, requiring pilot input (like rudder use for coordinated turns), and comes equipped with a constant-speed prop and modern avionics like the Garmin G500 and JPI 930.
Its primary competitive advantage is a significantly lower price point, listing at approximately $278,000, which is about $100,000 less than comparable new four-seat trainers, making it an attractive option for flight schools.

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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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