IMPORTER & DISTRIBUTOR:

Ole Jensen
Boss Products Pty Ltd

AIRCRAFT TYPE and CATEGORY GROUP:


• USA manufactured two seat, strutted high wing, tricycle undercarriage ultralight kit. Open frame pusher configuration with enclosed cockpit (Genesis) or open cockpit (Revelation). Amphibian floats available.



• CAO 95.55 para 1.5 AUF registered 51% amateur built kit aircraft
  
  

GENERAL AIRCRAFT DESCRIPTION:


Designed and prototyped in the USA in 1992 by SlipStream Industries. A choice of mid-mounted stick or dual yoke controls and steerable nose gear.
Manufacturer estimates about 300 hours to complete the Genesis, all metal tube fabrication and welding is done at the factory and wings are partly assembled.
Standard kit includes engine, propeller, instruments and finishing materials (except paint), but a bare airframe kit excluding those items is available. The only difference between the Genesis and Revelation airframes is the cockpit enclosure.

The Genesis undercarriage can be replaced with floats that weigh 75 kg including retractable pneumatically operated wheels.

• Mounting modifications available for:-
• Rotax 582 liquid cooled 2 cyl engine 65 hp


• Rotax 618 liquid cooled 2 cyl engine 75 hp


• Rotax 912 UL liquid cooled 4 cyl engine 80 hp


• Rotax 912 UL-S liquid cooled 4 cyl engine 100 hp


• Rotax 914 liquid cooled 4 cyl engine 115 hp


• Jabiru 2200 air cooled 4 cyl engine 80 hp


• Propeller: 3 blade Powerfin composite ground adjustable or 2 blade Sweetapple for Rotax 503

• Hydraulic brakes
• Cabin heating
• Wheel pants & strut fairings
• Instrument packages
• Electric trim
• Adjustable seats
• Floats with retractable wheels

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS -
Genesis standard   model with Rotax 582 E:

• Performance figures are for MTOW = 544 kg
• Performance cruise 75% power (5800 rpm): 69 knots TAS (1500 feet)
• Cruise 65% power ( ???? rpm): (not stated) knots TAS
• Economy cruise 55% power (???? rpm): 59 knots TAS (???? feet)
• Range (at 75% power & no fuel reserve): 306 nm
• Endurance (economy cruise): 5.2 hours with 30 min reserve
• Fuel consumption (75% power): 17.0 l/hr
• Fuel consumption (65% power): 15.1 l/hr
• Fuel consumption (55% power): 13.2 l/hr
• Vne: 104 knots*
• Va: 80 knots*
• Vx: 55 knots*
• Vy: 65 knots*
• Glide ratio - max. weight, engine off: 9:1 at 65 knots
• Rate of climb (sea level): 1000 ft/min
• Service ceiling: 10,000 feet
• Take-off ground roll (short,dry grass): 90 m
• Take-off over 15 m screen (still air): (not stated) m
• Maximum crosswind capability: 13 knots - demonstrated
• Stall - Vso: 39 knots CAS
• Stall - Vs1: 42 knots CAS
• Landing ground roll (short, dry grass): 60 m
• Landing over 15 m screen (still air):80 m

DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS -
Genesis standard model, with Rotax 582 E
No options included:

• Rotax 582 E 65 hp engine
• Overall height: 1.92 m
• Length: 5.89 m
• Wingspan: 9.35 m
• Wing area: 16.35 m²
• Aspect ratio: 5.3
• Cabin width - shoulder height: 1130 mm
• Empty weight : 256 kg
• Maximum take off weight: 544 kg
• Maximum load with full fuel: 224 kg
• Wing loading: 33.27 kg/m² mtow
• Design load limit: +3.8G and -2.4G
• Fuel capacity: 76 litres ; usable: (not stated) litres
• VHF radio: not supplied in standard kit
• Standard instrumentation included: ASI, altimeter,hour meter,water temp, dual EGT (582 & 618 only)
• Wheel size (main):- 13 x 5"
• Tyre size (nose): 11 x 4.5
• Track: 2.0 m
  

BRIEF HISTORY

The Genesis was designed by Chuck Hamilton, who also designed the Quicksilver and the Challenger. After many years in the ultralight field Chuck designed this aircraft to suit the GA pilot who had tired of the cost of maintaining a GA aircraft but was not ready or willing to go to a bare bones ultralight. With its tricycle undercarriage and dual yoke in a wide side by side cockpit, it would feel like a normal cockpit to most GA flyers. With a high tail it would have a much shorter roll out than a conventional high wing aircraft. The Genesis is also designed for amphibious operation. The photograph below shows the open cockpit of the Revelation variant.

Currency of information - this page last updated with company supplied data - May 18, 2002: