An aircraft that runs on car fuel

Shillong: An airplane that runs on car fuel, has a flying range of 1400 km and a cruising speed of 245 kmph? Unbelievable? Built by a company in the Czech Republic named UL-JIH, the 450-kg two-seater aircraft consumes 15 litre of car fuel for every hour of flight, the company's MD Josef Tornado Pecl told PTI here.
Pecl was among a 14-member Czech business delegation led by the country's Ambassador Hynek Kmonicek who is in the Northeast for a face-to-face interaction with policy-makers and entrepreneurs of the region to explore mutually beneficial tie-ups.
The aircraft of the OK-LUF series can fly at a height of 5000 metres and has an integrated safety system with parachutes and a rescue system.
"You can sit in ergonomic seats in the most spacious cockpit in its class, while the steering lever is built on modern joystick design," he said.
"You can travel for business or fun. The luxury can be compared to a limousine," he said, adding the aircraft provides an entirely new dimension to travelling while providing flexibility, safety and independence.
And, that it not all. The aircraft can climb up at a speed of eight metres per second before reaching a cruising speed of 245 kmph.
The aircraft is about about 7 mt in length, with a cockpit width and height of 1.14 mt and 1.85 mt. The fuel tank holds 96 litre.
22/10/08 Press Trust of India

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