JMB Aircraft VL-3 Evolution
A carbon-composite low-wing microlight from the Czech Republic with retractable gear and an in-flight adjustable propeller. It is built for fast cross-country flying, so gear and propeller handling need extra training.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 113 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 165 kt
- Rate of climb
- 1,280 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- MOGAS (unleaded car fuel) · AVGAS 100LL
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 280 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 280 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 270 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Grass
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 473 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Systems
- Retractable gear · Constant-speed propeller
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 1
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 473 kg
- Max landing weight
- 473 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- UL (national licence) · LAPL(A) · PPL(A)
- Class rating
- Microlight (3-axis)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Retractable gear · Variable-pitch propeller
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- JMB Aircraft
- Category
- Microlight
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- VL3
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2020 · 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 6.2 m
- Wingspan
- 8.44 m
- Height
- 2.05 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.15 m
- Propeller diameter
- 1.7 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- JMB Aircraft VL-3 EvolutionLength 6.2 m
- Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200Length 6.15 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- White arc: flaps may be used
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Yellow arc: caution, smooth air only
- Red line: never exceed
- 30 kt
- 40 kt
- 75 kt
- 89 kt
- 65 kt
- 81 kt
- 121 kt
- 165 kt
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the JMB Aircraft VL-3 Evolution in the simulator
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