Aerodyne Vector 610 

The first version of this aircraft weighed only 88 kg. It was developed in the early 1980s by the American aircraft manufacturer Aerodyne Systems. The aircraft is built from aluminium tubing bolted together. The wings are covered in aircraft fabric covering. The aircraft were sold as kits in the category “ultralight aircraft”, which at the time was a separate class. The pilot sits in a chair on a kind of platform. The aircraft is extremely simple and was very popular in the early 1980s. 

The designation “ultralight aircraft” is no longer used in Norwegian aviation legislation. The category first changed its name to microplanes before being called sport planes in 2020. 

The museum’s aircraft

The aircraft displayed here was probably the first microlight aircraft in Rogaland. The first owner was Paul Garstad. It was later sold to Finn Holgersen, who donated it to the museum in 1997 together with two other microlight aircraft. The aircraft is an improved version of the original. The fuselage is reinforced, the spoilers are larger, and the engine is slightly more powerful. 

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