AEA Explorer
| AEA Explorer | |
|---|---|
 AEA Explorer 500T |
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| Type: | Multipurpose and transport aircraft |
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| First flight: |
January 23, 1998 |
The AEA Explorer (sometimes referred to as the Explorer Explorer ) is a multi-purpose aircraft from the Australian manufacturer Aero Engineers Australia .
History and construction
The Explorer is a single-engine, aspirated high-wing aircraft with retractable nose wheel landing gear and a conventional tail unit. The prototype, known as the Explorer 350R , first flew on January 23, 1998 and then began a promotional tour of Australia and the United States. The Explorer is currently offered in two versions - the turboprop- powered version 500T (the first flew in 2000) and the stretched version of the 500T, the 750T for one pilot and sixteen passengers. The company plans to also offer floats for the machine in the future.
The subsidiary Explorer Aircraft was founded in Texas to market the aircraft in the US market.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data (500T) |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 10 |
| length | 9.68 m |
| span | 14.43 m |
| height | 4.72 m |
| Wing area | 18.36 m² |
| Wing extension | 11.3 |
| Empty mass | 1724 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 2812 kg |
| Cruising speed | 333 km / h |
| Top speed | 380 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 7620 m |
| Range | 1759 km |
| Engines | 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135B turboprop engine with 450 kW |
See also
literature
- Paul Jackson: Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003-2004. Jane's Information Group, Coulsdon 2003, ISBN 0-7106-2537-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Company website: Turbine Explorer 750T ( Memento September 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 5, 2013
- ^ Company website ( Memento of August 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 5, 2013
- ↑ Jackson: Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003-2004. 2003, pp. 611-612.
- ↑ Company website: Turbine Explorer 500T ( Memento September 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed June 5, 2013