| Super2 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Light Aircraft |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | ARV |
| Designer | Bruce Giddings |
| Status | Production discontinued |
| Number built | about 40 |
| History | |
| First flight | 11 March 1985 |
The ARV Super2 (Air Recreational Vehicle) is a British two-seat light aircraft with strut-braced shoulder wings and tricycle landing gear.[1] Designed by Bruce Giddings, the Super2 was available either factory-built or as a kit. It was intended to be both a cost-effective trainer[2] and an affordable aircraft for private owners.[3] Later called the "Opus", it gained US FAA Light-Sport Aircraft approval in February 2008.[4][5]
About 35[6] aircraft were produced in the 1980s before the Isle of Wight-based company went into liquidation.[7] Subsequently, there have been a number of attempts to restart production, all unsuccessful, of which the most recent was by Opus Aircraft. In November 2013, Opus Aircraft announced that its assets had been auctioned off successfully, adding: "We hope to see our plans continued and to see the all-aluminum plane flying by 2015."[8][9] Since 2015, little has been heard of the ARV and no resumption of production has occurred.
- ^ Pilot magazine, June 1985 page 6
- ^ Green 1987, pp 26–27
- ^ Flight International 6 April 1985, pp. 13–14.
- ^ Johnson, Dan (2102), Opus Aircraft LLC, retrieved 17 March 2012
- ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12, page 67. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Moss, Roger (January 2010), ARV2[permanent dead link], retrieved 17 March 2012
- ^ OPUS ARV Super 2 (United States), Aircraft - Fixed-wing - Civil. Jane's.com. Jane's Information Group. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Assets of Opus Aircraft LLC". Iron Horse Auction. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Opus Aircraft". Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.