The Sapphire is designed as an efficient ultralight for use in a wide range of strip and weather conditions. Extensive testing over the last 2 years has resulted in only minor modifications having to be effected. The sleek glider like aircraft is constructed of fibreglass foam, aluminium and fabric wing and tail coverings. Cockpit is open but glider type fuselage and windscreen gives protection from the elements. Undercarriage is con¬ventional tail-dragger. Designed in Australia by Scott Winton, of fibreglass and aluminium construction, the 95/10 has wing tanks, rather than previous fuselage tank, and fabric covered wings in place of fibreglass on the earlier, heavier models. All are three axis control.
Chincol is a two-seat aircraft for initial training, designed and built at the Fabrica Nacional de Aeronaves plant at the “El Bosque” military base in Santiago, Chile.
The tandem-seat, fully aerobatic, primary trainer Chincol has mixed wood and metal construction and has a 215-h.p. Continental O-470-11 air-cooled flat-six engine. A Chilean wood called Manio is used for the cantilever wing and parts of the welded-steel fuselage. Although not so equipped on the prototype, the production Chincol was to have split flaps. The undercarriage is fixed.
On December 14, 1955, the “Chincol” first flew.
The Chilean Air Force became interested in the aircraft and preparations began for its serial production of 50 copies, but they refused on financial problems.
Engine: Continental 0-470-11, 215 hp Wing span: 10.40 m Wing area: 15.70 sq.m Length: 7.22 m Height: 2.10 m Empty weight: 740 kg Maximum take-off weight: 1050 kg Maximum speed: 210 km / h Cruising speed: 183 km / h Service ceiling: 17,716 ft Range: 650 km / 404 mi Rate of climb: 246 m / min Seats: 2
This plane was built in 1909 by the famous Henri Fabre for his cousin Augustin Seguin, who had previously built an unsuccessful glider. The few tests carried out proved that the wing surface of 10 square metres was insufficient for sustaining someone in the air. It was dismantled and stored until it was rediscovered in 1994. It’s now preserved at the Château de Varagnes near Annonay.
On 28 March 1910, this aircraft built by Henri Fabre made the first successful seaplane flight at Martigues, France. A float equipped aircraft named ‘Le Canard’.
The three-float, Gnôme-powered plane featured a fuselage consisting of two vertically spaced members, and trussed wing spars.
Engine: Gnome 7, 50hp Span: 45’11” / 14 m Length: 27’10” / 8.50 m Height: 12 ft 2 in / 3.70 m Wing area: 182.99 sq.ft / 17.00 sq.m Weight gross: 1047 lb / 475 kg Speed: 55 mph / 89 kph
German designer Walter Extra, in the late 1990s, began to work on a larger idea—the Extra 400. Pressurization differential was 5.5 psi, providing an 8,000-foot cabin at 25,000 feet, and max gross was set at just above 4,400 pounds (or 1,999 kilograms because users of the European airway system pay progressively higher charges to operate aircraft weighing 2,000 kilograms or more). The Extra 400, six seat, pressurised single is made from composite materials, mostly at Dinslaken. The fuselage is made in two parts, which are joined down the centre line. The wings are also constructed in two parts, top and bottom. Then the internal components are installed before the two parts are brought together. All fibreglass parts are cured in a heat room for 40 hours before moving on to the next stage in the construction process. The engine in the 400 is the liquid cooled 350 hp Continental TSIOL 550-A Voyager, with an intercooled turbocharger. The propellor is a composite Muhlbauer constant speed four blade, with an option for a three blade version. The Fowler flaps are in two parts on each wing, with all the working mechanism internal. The Extra 400 six place pressurized piston single earned full certification from the FAA. The approval is in the normal category, for day/night/IFR operations. Powered by a 350 hp liquid cooled Continental TSIOL 550C powerplant, the Extra 400 can cruise at up to 230 knots at altitude, with a maximum no-wind range of better of 1,000 nm. Extra said that it would deliver the first two 400s in November 1999, before boosting production to two airplanes a month in the first half of 2001. In parallel to the piston model, the company also developed a turbine version of the super-single, with a compact 450 shp Rolls-Royce/Allison engine.
Engine; Continental TSIOL-550-A, 350 hp, 325 hp cont. TBO; 800 hr Fuel type: 100LL Prop; Mulhlbauer constant speed 3 or 4 blade 76.77 in Length; 30 ft 10 in Height; 10 ft 2 in Wingspan; 37 ft 9 in Wing area; 153.55 sq ft Max ramp weight: 4409 lb MTOW; 4299 lb Landing weight: 4409 lb Empty weight; 2659 lb Useful load; 1640 lb Total fuel; 178.5 USG Max op alt; 25,000 ft Pressurisation; 5.5 psi Max cruise 20,000 ft; 259 kts Max cruise 75% 25,000 ft; 243 kt Econ cruise 65% 25,000 ft; 229 kt Max. range economy (55%): 1160 nm Stall; 55-57 kt Initial climb rate: 1,400 fpm Takeoff distance: 1,475 ft Landing distance: 1,000 ft Electrics; 24v, 1 battery Alternators; 1 x 100 amp, 1 x 85 amp Wheel base: 8.25 ft Cabin doors: 1 Cabin width: 4.56 in Cabin height: 4.07 in Seats: 6 Landing gear type: Retr. 1997 price: 1,300,000DM / US$1.3m
Extra 300 in single-seat 300 hp aerobatic competition (300 S), tandem two-seat aerobatic and training/cross-country (300), and 300 L low-wing (instead of mid-wing) variants; Extra 330 as a derivative of Extra 300 with Textron Lycoming AEIO-580 engine.
Extra EA.300L
The Extra 330 LE high performance electric aerobatic airplane, jointly developed by Extra Aircraft and Siemens, has successfully demonstrated aerobatic performance as well as the capacity of glider towing and has beaten several world records. At a Paris Airshow the aircraft towed an aerobatic glider to 1000 Meter (with an average climb rate of 9.5 meters per second) then the glider performed aerobatics while the Extra landed and then after the glider landed the Extra, without recharging, took off again and for an aerobatic show with 260Kw on the prop.
The Wheeler Express was designed not around the standard issue 170lb pilot/passenger, the aircraft providing two inches additional head and leg room. Cockpit width is the same as a late model Beech Bonanza. Designer Ken Wheeler reasoned that, as a four place aircraft, much of the flight time would be logged on long distance cross country with a consequent requirement for comfort. The basic construction of the Express is a foam covered sandwich, monocoque structure; built up from E glass, various foam core materials and vynalester resin. Formed in two pieces split horizontally, the fuselage comes ready to be joined; the packing case serving as the lower fuselage jig.
The aircraft is stressed to 11 Gs. Powered by a Lycoming IO-360, the low wing, fixed tricycle undercarriage Wheeler Express is said to out-lift a Cardinal, out-distance a Bonanza and out-climb a Mooney.
Lycoming IO-360
In 1988 the kit price was US$19,750.
In 1998 Express Aircraft offered a revised version of the Express in kit form. The claim was the composite four seater would be easier to build, lighter, and with a larger tailplane to improve handling. Construction time was still more than 2000 hrs.
The production Express featured a larger fuselage and a new powerplant. The four seat composite aircraft is now powered by a six cylinder, 210 hp Continental engine, which provides a 210 mph cruise over a 1,200 mile range. Optional low or cruiciform tail, and cargo pod requiring a minimum of 250 hp.
Wheeler Express Engine: Lycoming IO-360, 200 hp Wingspan: 31 ft MTOW: 2300 lb Fuel capacity: 51 USG Cruise: 195 mph at 7000 ft Range: 1100 mi
Engine: Lycoming IO-540, 300 hp Wing span: 9.45 m Wing area: 11.96 sq.m MAUW: 1452 kg Empty weight: 835 kg Fuel capacity: 348 lt Max speed: 362 kph Cruise speed: 338 kph Minimum speed: 92 kph Climb rate: 8 m/s Fuel consumption: 50 lt/hr Seats: 4 Kit price (1998): $32,000
90 FT Engine: Lycoming IO-540, 300 hp. Speed max: 220 mph. Cruise: 220 mph. Range: 1450 sm. Stall: 58 mph. ROC: 1200 fpm. Take-off dist: 1200 ft. Landing dist: 800 ft. Service ceiling: 20,000 ft. Fuel cap: 92 USG. Weight empty: 1875 lbs. Gross: 3200 lbs. Height: 8 ft. Length: 25 ft. Wing span: 31 ft. Wing area: 130 sq.ft. Seats: 4-6. Landing gear: nose wheel.
90 TD Engine: Lycoming IO-550, 280 hp. Speed max: 235 mph. Cruise: 225 mph. Range: 1600 sm. Stall: 58 mph. ROC: 1200 fpm. Take-off dist: 1200 ft. Landing dist: 800 ft. Service ceiling: 20,000 ft. Fuel cap: 92 USG. Weight empty: 1790 lbs. Gross: 3200 lbs. Height: 8 ft. Length: 25 ft. Wing span: 31 ft. Wing area: 130 sq.ft. Seats: 4-6. Landing gear: tail wheel.
