Blackwing
Blackwing 600RG
Swedish carbon, gear up, 150 knots.
The Blackwing 600RG is a prepreg carbon retractable ultralight with a green arc out to 270 km/h. German 600 kg approval, spin-recovery tail, and engine options from 100 to 141 hp. One of the more serious fast ULMs.
Key figures
Max speed
290 km/h
Range
1,400 km
Engine
Rotax 912 iS
Seats
2
Dimensions
Top view
Wingspan
8.4 m
Side view
Length
6.5 m
Height
2.15 m
Performance
Cruise
278 km/h
Max speed
290 km/h
Vne
341 km/h
Stall
67 km/h
Stall speed (clean)
75 km/h
Climb
7.6 m/s
Airframe
- Category
- ULM
- Wing
- Low wing
- Seats
- 2
- Variant
- 600RG
- First flight
- 2015
- Construction
- Prepreg carbon fiber
- Materials
- Next-gen prepreg carbon airframe
- Propeller
- Constant-speed composite
- Status
- in production
General
- Propeller
Composite ground-adjustable, typical Rotax installation
Estimated · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
- Fuel
MOGAS 95 / 100LL
Likely · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
- Best glide ratio
11:1
Estimated · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
Weights
- Empty weight
330 kg
Verified · Blackwing 600RG published data
- Max takeoff weight
600 kg
Verified · Blackwing 600RG published data
- Useful load
270 kg
Estimated · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
- Fuel capacity
120 L
Verified · Blackwing 600RG published data
Powerplant
- Propeller
Composite ground-adjustable, typical Rotax installation
Estimated · Manufacturer brochure / published figures
- Fuel
MOGAS 95 / 100LL
Likely · Manufacturer brochure / published figures