DESIGN and ENGINEERING
Pietro Terzi.
TYPE
Minimum sized, extremely short take off and landing (ESTOL), personal aerial vehicle (PAV).
WING
Cantilever high-wing monoplane.
Specially developed wing planform combines a cranked leading edge with a circular trailing edge.
Modified Eppler wing section.
All composite material (carbon, epoxy resin) structure.
FUSELAGE
C shaped fuselage of all composite material structure.
TAIL UNIT
Empennages with an innovative aerodynamic architecture.
LANDING GEAR
Non retractable tailwheel type.
Mainwheels and tailwheel carried on road spring cantilever legs.
Differential brake control system on mainwheels. Free pivoting tailwheel.
POWER PLANT
84 HP Hirth 3701E engine driving a constant speed propeller through a gearbox.
ACCOMMODATION
Motorcycle type seating posture in an anthropomorphous fairing with a transparent canopy.
Flight control and seat belts system developed in accordance with the unusual seating position.
DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL
Wing span: 4,8 m.
Propeller diameter: 3,2 m.
WEIGHT (basic configuration )
MTOW (pilot + 1): 400 Kg.
PERFORMANCE (at basic configuration MTOW)
| Max speed | 300 (Km/h) |
| Max continuous level speed: | 230 (Km/h) |
| Max cruising speed (75% power): | 210 (Km/h) |
| Minimum flight control speed (power on): | near 0 (km/h) |
| Max rate of climb at s/l: | 18 (m/s) |
| Endurance (30 min. reserves): | 4 (h) |
| Range ( 75% power, 30 min. reserves ): | 700 (Km) |
| Take off and landing run: | 15 (m) |
