D-tarpaulin 1
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| Type: | Microlight |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
Bart Verhees |
| First flight: |
2004 |
| Commissioning: |
2010 |
| Production time: |
from 2012 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The D-Plane 1 is a delta-wing aircraft in the ultralight class developed by Bart Verhees in Belgium . The machine is designed for amateur construction.
description
The D-Plane 1 is a cantilevered middle-decker with a single-seat, closed cockpit. The fuselage and the wing are made of aluminum tubing and sheet aluminum (Aerospace Aluminum). The wingspan is 4.5 meters and has a wing area of 10 m². The D-1 has a retractable nose wheel and a motor with a pull propeller .
The first flight of the prototype took place in 2004. On its maiden flight, the D-1 had a four-cylinder, four-stroke Subaru EA-71 engine with a displacement of 1.6 liters and an output of 50 hp (37 kW).
The test pilot, flight captain Peter Kuypers, carried out a detailed test flight with the D-1, registration number: F-PDHV, on May 6, 2010, during which the entire flight characteristics of the machines were recorded.
Technical data (2010)
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1 |
| span | 4.5 m |
| length | 3.3 m |
| Wing area | 10 m² |
| engine | 1 Subaru EA-71 four-cylinder, water-cooled four-stroke engine, 50 HP (37 kW) power, without electric starter |
| propeller | Two-leaf , fixed |
| Empty mass | 210 kg |
| Takeoff mass | Max. 340 kg |
| Cruising speed | 220 km / h |
| Top speed | 270 km / h |
| Minimum speed | 85 km / h |
| Structural load | +/- 6 g |
| Tank capacity | 60 l |
| fuel | Mogas , super plus (ROZ98) |
| Fuel pump | 2, one mechanically and one electrically switchable pump |
| consumption | 13 l / h at cruising speed |
Web links
- Homepage heesengineering.com (English)
- Flight travelogue with D-Plane (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Test report by Peter Kuypers ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
