e-Go (airplane)
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| Type: | Microlight |
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e-Go aeroplanes Ltd |
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October 24, 2013 |
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prototype |
The e-Go is a single-seat ultralight aircraft in the 115 kg class.
history
In the spring of 2007 a new deregulated class SSDR ( Single Seat Deregulated UK ) of aircraft was introduced in Great Britain. As part of this launch, the UK Light Aircraft Association held a design competition to encourage the development of new aircraft models for this class. Giotto Castelli and Tony Bishop from Cambridge won the competition with their design e-Go (formerly e-plane). The first flight took place on October 24, 2013, the first public presentation of a prototype on October 30 of the same year.
The e-Go is a canard aircraft. Due to the canard design, very safe flight characteristics should be achieved even at low speeds. In addition, the design of the e-Go should be aerodynamically efficient and fuel-efficient. The e-Go is produced by "e-Go aeroplanes Ltd" in Cambridgeshire. The company is run by Tony Bishop. Giotto Castelli is responsible for the aircraft construction. Investors raised £ 660,000 to develop the e-Go by February 2014. The planned sales price is 50,000 British pounds. The project has now been discontinued.
construction
British SSDR class regulations prescribe a curb weight of less than 115 kg with a wing loading less than 10 kg / m² and a minimum speed of less than 65 km / h. The aircraft must also be single-seated.
The e-Go is powered by a Rotron 300 Wankel engine with 25.7 kW . With this engine, a cruising speed of over 185 km / h, a climb rate of over 305 m / min and a range of more than 830 km is aimed for. It should also be possible to use the e-Go from small airfields with a runway length of less than 300 m.
The pilot is accommodated half-lying in the cockpit. A stick is used as the control element. The rudders at the ends of the wings can deflect so far that they act as an air brake .
The e-Go is not like a conventional aircraft in a stall ( stall fall) because initially stalling when it falls below the minimum speed at the tail and thus lowers the plane's nose and the speed increases again. In this situation the e-Go nods until the stick is pushed forward.
The structure of the e-Go consists of a few parts. Thus the weight of the aircraft fuselage could be reduced to a minimum.
The e-Go is mainly made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic in order to achieve the lowest possible weight with the required rigidity. Prepregs are used for the parts of the fuselage . The design was validated by 3D modeling, solid state simulation ( NASTRAN ) and in the X-Plane simulator.
Technical specifications
- Tank capacity: 20 l
- Empty weight: 110 kg
- Cruising speed: 185 km / h
- Range (at cruising speed): 565 km
- Top speed (level flight): 212 km / h
- Take-off distance: 100 m
Dimensions
- Span: 8.0 m
- Canard span: 3.6 m
- Wing area: 11.5 m²
- Length: 3.3 m
- Height: 1.6 m
- Cockpit width: 0.65 m
Web links
- Official manufacturer side (English)
- Articles on the LAA website (English)
- Articles on EAA website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ e-Go airplane: Norfolk test flight for Cambridge plane . In: BBC News . Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ↑ E-Go: The British Plane Builder Prepares For Take-Off , on forbes.com on February 21, 2014, accessed on May 24, 2014