Wega 180


The Wega 180 is a Brazilian amateur-built aircraft designed and produced by Wega Industria Aeronautica of Palhoça, Santa Catarina, introduced at the Sun 'n Fun airshow in 2013. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

Design and development

The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from carbon fibre. Its span wing employs an NFL -0215F airfoil at the wing root transitioning to a Wortmann FX-62-K-131 at the wing tip. The wing has an area of and mounts flaps. The wing is a separate structure and is attached to the fuselage with four bolts. The standard engines used are the Superior XP-360 and the Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplants.

Operational history

Reviewers Roy Beisswenger and Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "a modern, two-place, high-performance aircraft... aerobatic features and claims a high 300 km/h cruise speed in a comfortable, ergonomic cabin...the aircraft's clean design, together with the retractable gear, helps Wega to reach a max airspeed of 350 km/h".

Specifications (Wega 180)