RISEN 915 SUPERVELOCE - Porto Aviation Group - Full Test Flight 

Aviation hasn't really stopped developing outside the US, it's just that the US has restrictive rules on ultralight & sport aircraft that prevent 90% of those devslopments from coming here. Also, unlike Europe our airfields don't have to have all fuel types available.

You must have skipped the first few minutes because there was "music". Otherwise, a good vid.

@@3865ron I meant overall. So many who stream inflight videos similar to this have music playing the entire time, believing it’s more enjoyable for the viewer (news flash: it isn’t).

Too much loud music telling everyone you are watching a video!

Awful presentation, the music killed it!

Fuel flows are also incredible high, those 141 ponies are thirsty

@@flexairz bonanza uses 3x as much fuel for the same speed. fuel that costs twice as much.

​​@@flexairzI don't think 7.1gph counts as thirsty, especially at that speed. My flight school's O-320s do 9.5gph in a 110kt plane.

Nice to know how warm becames with big sun ( ie Miami)

Cooks your brain here South Florida in the summer.

And DUCATI MOTORCYCLES long live the Ducatista and this wonderful airplane performance capable and very easy with the eye.

Only one problem. You have to rent a car when you get "there" wherever "there" is. This is a toy, not a real transportation method.

​@@user-wo6zt1hf9qNot real transportation? Huh, it can easily fly 1500 miles in a single flight. Some people fly to visit family or even call an Uber (gasp)

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Isn't this aircraft Italian made?

@@Lemev No, it's not, it is built in the Southern part of Switzerland where they speak Italian! We have 4 languages in Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Räto-Roman a surviving form of Latin. The South of Switzerland is called TESSIN, have a look this region has a Micro Climate and is almost tropical with palm trees growing, one of the most beautiful parts of Switzerland! :)

@@samaipata4756 thanks for the info!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

In this video the runway is asphalt, but it can take off and land easily on grass without any problem. Also because here in Italy most if not almost all of the airfields are on grass. so it's designed for that. Of course it doesn't have a Bush Plane cart!

Are you planning to fly your plane to Sun n Fun in Lakeland FL. USA? It's the 2nd Largest EAA Convention in the USA. I have a Home and hangar at X49.

@@johnlia9013 i know very well Sun & Fun….Thanks for invitation

No of course!

​@@andreacolomboairphotographer Can I use them or not? I don't understand.

@@FitGeek Yes sure!

@@andreacolomboairphotographer Oh thanks my friend!! I will put your channel name in the top left corner during playback. Thanks

@@FitGeek Thanks a lot! You are welcome! Take care

I think it is a residue (tape) of the radiator cover when the temperatures are low…

Take a look to the last two video that I share on my channel!

If trying to cross from Brasil to Europe, it may be (overall) longer but safer to fly from Joao Pessoa (most-eastern large airport) to Ascension Island (it is around 1240 nm, day 1), then from there to Liberia (860 nm, day 2), from Liberia to Canari Islands (1350 nm, day 3), then from there to Spain or even France (day 4). However, because of long stretches of ocean (Brasil to Ascension, and from Ascension to Liberia), I would do that only with some serious survival gear (raft, some emergency supplies etc) which would not really let me fly with someone but rather alone.

I guess it depends on pilot preference. If a pilot plans to spend most flights at lower altitudes, the short-wing is better, whereas the long-wing is for those who don’t mind flying high.

Why does the long wing give better speed at 10K altitude?

@@RobbieKiama more lift so the plane flies flatter in the thinner, air with less induced drag. Exactly why airliners have long glider like wings.

Turbo essential for me. Live at 6000. + MSL. D/A for summer T/O often 9000 or more. LocL MEA is 13000. Often fly over Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico. 14500 min VFR sensible cruise.. Often go to FL200 or higher for weather. Very glad Senorr Porto did the 915 mods.. If you live in Kansas and think 8500 msl is a good altitude to cruise, get the version w/o the turbo. Wish I had the $ to get one of these tomorrow.

Yes.....it's registered in USA, Texas as Experimental if i rememver well. The plane was pilot by constructor with Italian registration linked to the company. You see the USA registration because is painted......Maximum weight 600 Kg empty weight 350 kg.....I don't know if i answer to all questions...

I don't know at 100% but at FL130 and at 77% of Power you have a TAS of 192 Kn. 36 map 5200 rpm with a consumption af 28 Liters / Hour

Yess it’s correct the cruise of Siren. actually I don't know if there are currently any orders for the Siren….actually as far as I know it is only equipped with Rotax 912 is…..

@@andreacolomboairphotographer If it’s an experimental, then we can equip it with a 915/916. Were there any changes to the airframe on the Risen when equipped with the 915?

@@GeneralSirDouglasMcA yes of course in particolar way the wing that are shorter and the V stabilizator

I would imagine that this will fit nicely into the new rule. The manufacturer probably has already tested ar higher weights, but lowered for European rules

bhe il costo di acquisto è in linea con i suoi competitor, anzi forse anche un po' meno......e costi di gestione sono gli stessi di un aeroplano normale....Ricambio il saluto da Torino

Next time sure!

250 at 20000

@@lucagiuliano5569 Wouldn't that altitude require oxygen masks?

40 liters

In shallow dive really was 215! Level flight 200 with 40 liters/ Hour….but I think this is not the significant data….for example at 75 / 65%……or at 30% 140….consuming 12 liters of petrol per hour

I think so as not to stress the brakes too much

no…. I think it's just an impression of the room ... it's really very comfortable and you don't really feel long journeys.

about 40 so far

Stall about 40 kts Vne 205 kts but in the video the low flyby was at 215 😅 Autonomy about 1000km depends from the cruise speed Price around 300k .. 350 nowdays

Ich weiß es nicht, aber letztes Jahr flog es von Italien in die USA. Zuvor (nicht mit einem Rotax 915, sondern mit 100 PS) flog er von Italien nach Argentinien. auf deren website findest du alles

In Italy, Voghera….all contact Porto Aviation Group

27 liters per hour is 7 gallons per hour.. then when they show 197 knots, the manifold pressure and RPM is in the yellow. You can’t cruise like that, there’s a time limit, I forget if it’s 2 or 5 minutes, but let’s see the speed when they put the power in the green. Would like to see the fuel flow at those speeds.. they don’t show it. Also, I don’t see 1900fpm. I see a zoom climb, trading airspeed for climb rate, but nothing sustained.

Absolutly right. No one cares about full throttle speed at 18000 ft for this kind of aircraft. Lets consider 75% Cruise at 8-9000 ft.

@@thomasaltruda actually they showed them. 30% power = 12l/h at 250kmh. Thats 140knots while consuming 3,2 gallons per hour.

At 75% power they did 171knots at 7,1 gph.

@@SuperV8driver 30% is not in the upper idle range?

difficult choice

600 Kg….yes

@@andreacolomboairphotographer hoo magnifique !! C'est un rêve ! ;-)

there is an emergency gavel..... best avoided

Honestly who cares, you SURVIVED!

@@abel4776 Yes, but imagine fuel leaking and a tiny spark... I wonder if there is any way to jettison it prior to (crash) landing the way gliders can do.

hai perfettamente ragione.....mi sto attrezzando

de acuerdo.

no.......aerobatic manouvers are forbitten

No….at the time of the video it was registered in Italy with the registration linked to the company. generally the US registration is applied once the aircraft is in the States but in this case it was painted (it is part of the study of the livery) and therefore it was for this reason that it had already been done on purpose. Now the plane is in Texas

I'm sorry, I don't know the answer…..

Mosaic rules are coming.

La fabbrica è a Cremella (Lecco), assemblaggio a Voghera……se vogliono usano traduttore…

FL90 / FL100

@@andreacolomboairphotographer what ? Risen can't climb much over FL100? That's hard to believe...

Not only Risen but all airplane with 915….10000 feet is your perfect altitude!

@@andreacolomboairphotographer Ok! My question was, how high can you take Risen?

@@JohnSmith-en9yb i Don’t Have a precise answer……of course the maximum Altitude of Rotax 915

Yessss

I will answer the question for you - for this flight, yes. VFR rules only. However, the Garmin systems within the aircraft could handle IFR flights effortlessly. Or else the 2900+ km long range capabilities would be completely useless.

Yes sure!

At 9500 at 70% 180 Knots

@@andreacolomboairphotographer And what at 100%?

How it look like also depend on how much wide angle the cam has...

E allora ci siamo sicuramente incrociati senza saperlo.......diciamo che ultimamente il prezzo degli ultraleggeri (questi in realtà sono aerei veri) è lievitato parecchio soprattutto con l'avvento del Rotax 915......un esemplare del genere si attesta intorno alle 250 ovviamente + iva

@@andreacolomboairphotographer Soppa più che una fuoriserie di una volta. Un saluto e sereno fine settimana.

Lo spazio a bordo è molto confortevole….seduta sullo stile aliantisitca…calcola che io sono alto 1 e 86 e stavo molto comodo….ci puoi fare 3/4 ore senza accorgetene….e in 3/4 ore qui di strada ne fai davvero tanta…in crociera al 70% di motore abbiamo fatto Voghera / Terni in un’ora e 20 minuti

@@andreacolomboairphotographer grazie mille

green petrol

Yes, a sort of…

Sicuramente no…..ma da già una buona idea…..

Yes the 360 would be faster and cheaper to purchase but the risen service would be cheaper and definitely fuel consumption. The 360 at 75% I think is around 10 or 11 gph, this little thing burns around 7 to 8 liters at 75%.

@@danielbarnett6859 The 915 at 75% burns 7-8 GALLONS, but anyway when going somewhere what counts is the mpg or nmpg, not the hourly consumption. And at 150k vs 250+k I still have 100 grand in my pocket for fuel and amenities. And I don't see how the service would be cheaper, when Rotax forces you to overhaul after 12 years...

Seems like much of the speed comes from the descent

@@danielbarnett6859 915 is, impossible under 24 lth at 75%, rotax says

FADEC? I'm done with Lyconts, unless price justifies it.

As all Rotax Engine with Turbo…..

absolutely not…..no flatter

I love a good empennage in the morning.

Thanks for your comment….I've actually never thought about it….anyway….i’m 1.86 meter tall and access on board is very easy…..you sit on the leading edge of the wing and enter the cabin very easily.

Hi. great review. I see your legs a lot higher than Alberto. Can you stretch them more or this is all?@@andreacolomboairphotographer

you might be right, but first of all i'm not a salesman....i just try to show how an airplane flies. I have nothing to do with the company and that's why I don't want to talk about the price which is absolutely in line (indeed perhaps even lower considering the performance) of the competitors ... always talking about the 915.

If price is too high for you, this plane isn´t for you. This is very nice and very fast plane and nice toy for big guys.

@@Dzordzikk I absolutely agree with you

all information here.........www.flyrisen.com/risen-915isv

flying at 200 Km/h (100 knots) at sea level you can do 2720km.......at 75% of power you can fly at sea level 335km/h with a range of 1430km

I partially agree with your comment. What for someone is fluff (and I can understand it) for others it can be interesting. As usual it is impossible to accentuate everyone!

@@andreacolomboairphotographer I got to do a demo flight with Alberto a couple of years ago! so I thoroughly enjoyed this whole video and the capabilities of this amazing aircraft!!

@@jasonsanford6851 with Rotax 915 is incredibile! You can climb at FL100 and flight in economic cruise at 180 Knots….

There is no fluff footage. Real aviation geeks prefer to educate themselves with thorough videos on the aircraft's specs.

For Rotax 915 5000 RPM is cruise power. Can arrive at 5800 full power

You won't be looking for legroom in these light GA aircrafts. If you want legroom and comfort, fly business class in commercial jets.

Ultralight up to 600kg is normally used word in Europe. Ultralight in the US is totally different category.

As long as it can handle higher speeds well and has a longer range capacity I would say this is a lovely aircraft.

much better without music

an absolutely shareable and appropriate comment for the period we are living. An aircraft like this can even cost 300,000 euros. of course only the 915 and the garmin g3x make 50,000 euros or more. any aircraft with the Rotax 915 today exceeds 150,000 euros. Manufacturers are moving in this direction because the market pushes them. however, we must also return to the basics, at low costs in order to disseminate aviation among young people. otherwise, aircraft owners will increasingly have white hair. meanwhile I hold on to my autogyro

@@andreacolomboairphotographer I don't think there's any reason to put such an expensive Garmin inside. And you don't need two screens. You really only need one with a couple smaller ones for radio and transponder. As for the engine, the 915 seems like a sweet deal. Bug even if you're talking 40,000 (915 with some cheaper instruments) it seems like the focus should be on the airframe and interior. They design the airframe to be fast, why not design it to be cheap? You could still do carbon, but build structure into the tool so its merely mating two halves, done. Carbon is more expensive than other methods because of the labor, but if you design the tool to have fewer contours it is easier to do. Plus, the cost of building in all the little backers, gussets, and other things really drive the price up, so design it to not need all that stuff. And make the interior optional, do we need carpet? Why not a cheaper solution? I'm thinking with all the brain power spent on performance and cost increasing measure go the other way, I'll bet it can still have good performance, but I'm sure many people would give up eye watering speed if they could just afford it.

@@brandonb417 point of view that is absolutely acceptable, but it seems that the market wants airplanes as SUVs, and not as sporting objects for fun. Getting from point A to B in the shortest time possible and in total comfort, losing sight of what ultralight aircraft were born to do. I hope some manufacturers go back a bit.

That is one good looking and very nicely finished airplane! And that Rotax engine sounds good.

Is this airplane designed to incorporate a ballistic emergency parachute if the builder/owner chooses to install one? I am aware of a couple of cases in the last couple of years where these things saved the on board occupants lives due to mid air or engine failures. (I am not a pilot so my knowledge is limited.)

Obviously you don’t fly, you are passenger.