3Xtrim 3X55 Trener

3Xtrim 3X55 Trener
General information
TypeUltralight aircraft
Manufacturer3Xtrim Aircraft Factory
Designer
Adam Kurbiel
Number built60 (to Sept 2006)
History
First flight1996

The 3X55 Trener (Trainer) and 3X47 Ultra are a family of ultralight aircraft produced in Poland by the 3Xtrim Aircraft Factory. Both are two-seat, high-wing, strut-braced monoplanes with fixed tricycle undercarriage and available only as completed aircraft. There are also 450 Ultra and 495 Ultra Plus sub-variants of the 3X47 Ultra, with gross weights adjusted for national ultralight regulations.[1][2]

The US light sport aircraft version of the 3X55 is known as the Navigator 600 and has a 1320-pound maximum gross takeoff weight[3]

3Xtrim take their company name from a double entendre, as they refer to their designs being "triple trimmed" (or more exactly "triple-tested") during the design, prototype and production stages and also that the aircraft is designed for "extreme conditions". In English the company name is pronounced "Three-Extreme".[1]

  1. ^ a b Hunt, 2006, pages B-1 to B-3
  2. ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12, page 12. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ^ SPair, Inc (n.d.). "3Xtrim Navigator 600". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2008.