We had the opportunity to visit the the new F30 Brio Ultralight Aircraft production at the Golden Car premises.

Designed by the famous Ing Stelio Frati, the aircraft target is the top of technology and design in the field of ultralight certificated aircraft.

Golder Car, a company specialized in the production of shells and accessories for luxury cars, has launched the aeronautics division to exploit the internal distinctive skills for the ultralight aircfraft market.

Silvio, the F30 test pilot, shows us the entire production process fully industrialized, rom the inventory where all the details (from the last fuselage rivet used) are maintained on a CAD software systems, up to the molds and tooling internally made.

The attention to detail is very high: all the pieces are mounted using precision instrumentation according to the Ing Frati project.

We explored the heart of the production center where we met the company owner, which illustrates the meticulous care in the parts assembly and especially the optimal solutions identified to provide the maximum aircraft safety.

The plane shell is entirely made of aluminum. The wings are a single block connected with an uppercut that has passed the esistance test up to 6g.

Silvio shows us a wing in the courtyard completely destroyed by resistance testing. The profile of the wing is impressive for the aluminum plates that make up the entire length without interruption at all.

We analyzed some details, including the cart: they are entirely made of titanium alloy to minimize the weight impact. A very nice solution is used for the tank: completely anti burst it is placed inside a basket with the best safety features on the market.

Even the electrical system follows the same attention, exclusively realized with aeronautical materials.

The control panel is also a masterpiece: mounted on a titanium alloy engine capable to accommodate both analog instruments and glasscockpit in the deck configuration according the the customers requirements.

The initially expected engine is the robust and proven Rotax 100: a certainty in this area.

The flight tests show a good mix of sprightliness that offers the possibility to use the aircraft for the most demanding drivers, along with enormous stability able to recover easily trim even in case of maneuvers such as stalls and spins. The aircraft can be painted in the oven directly at the factory or by the buyers themselves.

Golden Car deliveres the aircraft together with the flight manuals, maintenance and checklists, while in March it will start the process for obtaining the certification in Germany.