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Millennium Master Progress
At Vische airfield, not far from Turin, Italy, the third Compact Compositi Millennium Master, a new Italian high-performance ultralight is undergoing final test flights before certification. Riccardo Brancaleoni, chief of Vische-based Fly Club Barone Rosso, is the test pilot of this first series configuration unit.
The promising Millennium Master is a well-looking single-engined low-wing ultralight aircraft, manufactured with composite materials, with retractable landing gear and tandem two-seat cabin. It is powered by a 73.5 kW (98.6 hp) Rotax 912 ULS four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine, driving a PVV two-blade constant-speed propeller. The parachute-equipped Millennium Master features digital instruments and one EFIS Digisky data display.
Main dimensions of the series aircraft are as follows: wing span 7.94 m (26.04 ft); length overall 7.18 m (23.55 ft); height 2.41 m (7.9 ft) and wing area 9.96 sm (107 sq ft). Design weights: empty 285 kg (628.3 lb); maximun take-off 450 kg (992 lb).
The performance announced by the manufacturer are as follows: max speed (VNE never-exceed speed) 210.5 knots (390 km/h 242.2 mph); cruise speed 165 knots (390 km/h 190 mph) at 75% power. Take-off and landing run less than 200 m (656 ft), in normal conditions.
The first prototype of Millennium Master flew in 2006, powered by a 59.6 kW (79.9 hp) Rotax 912 UL engine. A second prototype flew in 2007. In comparison to the two prototypes, the series model has a number of significant changes of the aerodynamic configuration such the wing moved 20 cm rearward and 5 cm lower. A first 10-unit series batch is in production phase. It has been announced that a Millennium Master flight school will be established at Vische, managed by the Fly Club Barone Rosso.
In the picture: The third Compact Compositi Millennium Master at Vische airfield (Turin, Italy), in November, 2008. (Aeromedia)
(Aeromedia, November 2008)