Adam A500
| Adam A500 | |
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 Adam A500 |
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| Type: | Business jet |
| Design country: | |
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| First flight: |
July 11, 2002 |
| Commissioning: |
December 31, 2005 |
| Production time: |
in production |
| Number of pieces: |
7th |
The Adam A500 aircraft is a twin-engine business aircraft in a low- wing design from the former US manufacturer Adam Aircraft Industries . The production of "Triton Aerospace" is to be resumed (as of April 2011).
history
The aircraft is based on the Adam M-309 , which was manufactured by Scaled Composites . The first flight of the prototype took place on July 11, 2002. The second prototype flew for the first time on February 28, 2003. On May 11, 2005, the design was approved by the FAA . There are (6/2005) 65 orders. The first customer machine (serial number: 0006) was delivered on December 31, 2005.
After the company's insolvency in February 2008, the facilities were first taken over by the Russian “AAI Acquisitions” and, after its insolvency, in 2009 by “Triton Aerospace”. The production of the A500 is therefore to be resumed in a modified form as a turboprop machine.
construction
The two engines are mounted in front of and behind the fuselage nacelle . The double tail girders are connected by the horizontal stabilizer. The machine has a pressurized cabin and a retractable undercarriage and is largely made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic .
Technical specifications
- Length: 11.19 m
- Wingspan : 13.41 m
- Height: 2.90 m
- Interior length of the cabin: 4.15 m
- Cabin interior width: 1.37 m
- Cabin interior height: 1.31 m
- Internal cabin pressure: corresponds to 2400 m at 7600 m
- Drive: 2 Teledyne Continental Motors TSIO-550 E , 6-cylinder boxer, bi-turbo with 255 kW (347 PS) each
- Propeller: three-blade Hartzell
- Top speed: 466 km / h
- Cruising speed: 427 km / h
- Most economical speed: 370 km / h
- Minimum speed 130 km / h
- Rate of climb at sea level: 9.1 m / s
- Maximum range: 2920 km
- Service ceiling : 7620 m
- Empty weight: 2860 kg
- Payload: 950 kg
- Fuel load: 610 kg
- Pilots: 2
- Passengers: 4
Trivia
The Adam A500 is shown in the feature film Miami Vice .
