Votec 351

About

The Votec 351 is a contemporary unlimited-aerobatic single-seat monoplane in the lineage of European competition aerobatic aircraft. Like the Extra 300, CAP 232, and Sukhoi Su-31 series, the Votec 351 occupies the high end of the unlimited-aerobatic competition market — a segment defined by carbon-composite construction, large engines (typically 350-400 hp Lycoming flat-six or radial powerplants), high g-load capability, and the kind of clean unlimited-aerobatic aesthetics that match the demands of FAI-sanctioned World Aerobatic Championships.

The Votec 351 entered the competition aerobatic market in the 2000s, joining the Edge 540, Extra 300, MX2, and similar contemporary designs in the unlimited category. Like its competitors, the airframe combines short-coupled handling, generous control authority, and the kind of structural strength needed to absorb the +/-10g maneuvers that unlimited aerobatic competition demands.

The unmistakable contemporary unlimited-aerobatic silhouette — clean low-wing layout, big bubble canopy, long-engine cowl with flat fuselage — characterizes the Votec 351 along with the rest of the modern unlimited-aerobat market. Sport-scale RC kits of contemporary aerobatic subjects appear at competition fly-ins worldwide.

In the simulator

A demanding aerobatic mount in the contemporary unlimited-competition tradition. Use it for the unlimited-aerobatic vocabulary: vertical lines, knife-edge passes, slow rolls, and hovering on the prop. A natural sibling of the Edge 540, CAP 232, Extra 300, and MX2 line in earlier packs — five different national takes on the same competition aerobatic mission.