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1970
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RIGHT International, 5 March 1970 345 PLANE FACTS The following tables present a buyer's guide to light aircraft of up to 6,0001b gross weight. For ease of refer ence, divisions are made on the basis of engine size. Many factors are involved in providing performance figures. The figures included give a guide to each air craft's capabilities but for a true picture the only ans wer is careful reading of the pilots' manual. Similarly, price is almost infinitely variable depending on equip ment and once again only a broad guide can be given. Single-seat single-engine Explanatory notes below Type Airmark Cassutt Nipper Mk III Nipper Mk IIIA Rollason Beta B2 Rollason Turbulent D3I Sportavia RF-4D Power 90 h.p. R.R. Continental C-90 45 h.p. Rollason Ardem Mk X 1500 VW 53 h.p. Rollason Ardem Mk VI 1600 V W 90 h.p. R-R Continental C-90-8 45 h.p. Rollason Ardem Mk X 1500 VW 39 h.p. Rectimo- AR 1200 VW Accommoda tion Baggage vol (cu ft) wt (lb) 201b 0.75-44 0.74-44 1.0-20 1.0-20 1.0-40 Dimensions Span Length Wing area 15ft 16ft 66s q ft 19ft Sin 15ft Slsqft 19ft Sin 15ft Slsqft 20ft 5in 16ft Sin 66sq ft 21ft 7in 17ft 6in 77sq ft 36ft II in. 19ft Sin 1 ISsqft Weights Gross Std e'ty Equ'd e'ty 8301b 5301b 7501b 4751b 4901b 7501b 4751b 4901b 8751b 5601b 7001b 3951b 8601b 5501b 5951b Fuel (IG) Std Opt 10 7.5 14.75 7.5 14.75 10.5 14 7.5 8.4 13.2 Airfield Perform 'ce Take-off (to 50ft ISA, S.I., g.W.) Landing (from 50ft) 1,000ft 1,000ft 1,110ft 1,500ft 960ft 1,500ft 700ft 1,300ft 1,300ft 450ft 885ft 755ft Cruise speed (mph)/ altitude (ft)/fuel consumption (IG/hr) Max cruise 180 4,000ft 7 94 S.I. 2.75 94 5.1. 2.75 155 S.I. 4.5 100 5.1. 2.75 110 s.l. 2.1 Long range 165 4,000ft 4.5 90 s.l. 2.5 90 s.l. 2.5 130 3"! 85 s.l. 2.5 56 s.l. 0.8 Payload (lb)— Range (st m) Cabin capacity 228 200 250 200 250 200 200* 70 200 400 Pull tanks 300 160 450 160 440 300 450 I70» 190 170 880 Price 2,900» 3,300t 1,800 1,825 3,500 1,650 2,670 Remarks *With Permit to Fly tWith 380-channel com. Aerobatic. Suitable for home-builder Fully aerobatic, fixed tricycle u/c, fixed-pitch prop As above Fully aerobatic, tail- wheel, specialist train ing. Formula 1 racer. Racing speed 200 m.p.h. Non-aerohatic, fixed tailwheel u/c, fixed- pitch prop. *Basic air craft (no equipment) Powered sailplane, semi- aerobatic (at 8161b), retractable single main- wheel, fixed-pitch prop GENERAL GUIDE TO AIRCRAFT TABLES Power The take-off horsepower rating of the engine is quoted. The following abbreviations are used ' for manufacturers: Cont, Continental; R-R Cont, Rolls-Royce Continental; Lye, Lycoming. The standard US symbols for piston-engine designations are: I, fuel injection; O, opposed cylinder arrangement; G, propshaft gearing; TS, turbo-supercharging. Accommodation The top figures are the standard and total optional seating capacity, respectively. Though an aircraft may be cleared to carry, say, four people, some of the lower-powered aircraft have a weight restriction ott the seating which in practice means that an advertised four-seater is in fact only suitable for three adults and one child or baggage. The second and third rows of figures are the baggage-bay volume and the permitted baggage load with the standard and optional total seating, respectively. The optional seating often occupies the place normally for baggage. Weights Maximum gross weight for take-off and the standard empty weight are quoted, plus an equipped empty weight. Any standard equipment usually quoted as optional on other types (such as long-range fuel tanks, heater, radio and night lighting) is noted in the remarks column. The equipped empty weight is for an air craft with the maximum optional seating capacity, optional fuel tankage, lightweight IFR electronics, night lighting and heater. Fuel Capacity (Imperial gallons) of the standard and total optional tankage. Take-off distance to 50ft. Unfactored distance at gross weight under ISA, sea-level, still-air conditions off a hard runway. Service Ceiling (i.e., when the rate of climb has fallen to lOOft/min) following a gross weight take-off and in ISA conditions. Cruise Speed at the maximum continuous power or 75 per cent power for those engines normally cleared for full-throttle con tinuous (this reduced setting ds normal for flat-rated engines if only to reduce noise in the cabin and to give a better specific range). Also quoted are the optimum altitude for the highest speed at the maximum continuous power setting, and the fuel consump tion with maximum leaning. The speed, altitude and consumption are also given for the best specific range (air-miles per gallon) power setting. Payload-range The load-carrying capacity and the equivalent range performance of the aircraft is indicated under two columns. The first denotes the maximum space-limited load which the aircraft can carry (1651b per occupant per seat available and a weight- limited load of baggage) and the equivalent range. The range assumes a cruise at maximum cruise power and at the optimum altitude in ISA, still-air conditions with a fuel reserve for a 45min holding or diversion at the best-range power setting. In the second column of payload-range figures appears the payload with full tanks and the range based on the same conditions as for the capacity-load case except that the cruise is performed on optimum- range power. In both cases an equipped aircraft empty weight and the normal gross weight are assumed. Price Except for the single-seater aircraft, two prices are quoted— one for the standard aircraift and the other for an equipped aircraft as defined under the "weights" heading of these notes. The prices are also assumed to include UK import tax (11 per cent) and certification fees where applicable and of delivery charges to the dealer's airfield. The prices for all Cessna aircraft are based on the ex-works suggested selling price (with a typical import tax and an allowance for delivery and certification).
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