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Aircraft for training / hire: Robin R2120 (France) |
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| The North Shore Aero Club initially purchased four of these aircraft in the middle of 2003 with a fifth (ZK-TZH) being purchased in 2004. The first Robin aircraft (to be made of metal rather than wood, fabric and composite), was produced in 1970, the HR 100. The R stood for Pierre Robin whilst the H stood for Christophe Heintz, the aircrafts co-designer. The HR 100 was a four-seat tourer. This was shortly joined by the HR 200, a two-seat training variant. Later came the R 2000 Alpha series which was a redevelopment of the HR 200. The HR 200's basic fuselage was retained, but changes included an all new wing and a enlarged rudder and vertical tail to improve spinning characteristics. These two-seat aircraft dispensed with the Jodel-style cranked wing and had straight wings with a constant dihedral from the centre. There were three main variants of the Robin R2000 series, the R2100, R2112 and the R2160 with the last three digits stand for the engine horsepower. The H had by this time been dropped as Robin was now the sole aircraft designer. The R 2000 range is now currently produced and marketed under the name of Alpha (see Alpha Aviation under the Useful Links page of our website). In October 2004 Alpha Aviation Ltd (which is based in Hamilton, New Zealand) exercised an option to purchase from Robin Aviation all the jigs, tooling and intellectual rights to the series of aircraft which were known as the Robin R2000 series. The aerobatic Alpha 160A (ex-R 2160) has a fuel injected version called Alpha 160Ai. A new Alpha 120T (T as Trainer with 120 hp) has been designed with the R 2000 aerostructure (except for a normal rudder and no keel) and a standard Lycoming O-235. This is the variant which is operated by the North Shore Aero Club. As Alpha Aviation establishes itself it is expected that the range of Alpha aircraft available will increase. For more technical details and specifications please visit the Alpha Aviation website www.alphaaviation.co.nz . |
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