ProFe D-10 Tukan
| D-10 Tukan | |
|---|---|
| Role | Motor glider |
| National origin | Czech Republic |
| Manufacturer | ProFe |
| Status | Production completed |
| Number built | 4 (1998) |
The ProFe D-10 Tukan (English: Toucan) is a Czech high-wing, strut-braced, T-tailed, two-seat motor glider that was designed and produced by ProFe and made available in kit form for amateur construction.[1][2]
Design and development
[edit]The D-10 was designed as a self-launching sailplane. The engine is a Rotax 447 of 40 hp (30 kW), mounted in tractor configuration on a retractable arm behind the cockpit. The engine can be retracted in 15 seconds.[1]
The D-10 is predominantly constructed from fibreglass and wood. The cabin is enclosed under a bubble canopy. The conventional landing gear uses two side-by-side, non-retractable mainwheels under the cockpit floor set closely together. The 14.7 m (48.23 ft) span wing is supported by a single lift strut and jury struts on each side and employs a Wortmann FX 63-137 airfoil.[1][2]
Specifications (D-10 Tukan)
[edit]Data from ProFe[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 7.30 m (23.95 ft) [1][2]
- Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
- Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 14.7 m2 (158 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 14.7
- Airfoil: Wortmann FX 63-137
- Empty weight: 220 kg (485 lb)
- Gross weight: 420 kg (926 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 34 litres (9.0 US gal)[1][2]
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 twin-cylinder, two stroke aircraft engine, 29.5 kW (39.6 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn) in horizontal flight
- Stall speed: 58 km/h (36 mph, 31 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn) VNE
- g limits: +4/-2 G
- Rate of climb: 2.0 m/s (400 ft/min) [1][2]
- Rate of sink: 0.68 m/s (134 ft/min)
- Lift-to-drag: 22 (at 85 km/h (46 kn))
- Wing loading: 28.6 kg/m2 (5.9 lb/sq ft)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 313. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ a b c d e Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 130. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ "Tukan - Technical Data". ProFe. 2007.
