Evector EV-55
| Evector EV-55 | |
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| Type: | Multipurpose aircraft |
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| Manufacturer: |
Evector |
| First flight: |
June 24, 2011 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 (as of February 2017) |
The Evektor EV-55 Outback is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft produced by the Czech manufacturer Evektor-Aerotechnik .
history
The Evektor EV-55 has been developed by the chief designer Petr Štěrba with the help of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade since around 2004. The machine was rolled out on March 30, 2010 in Kunovice , Czech Republic . The machine is to be sold primarily in economically weaker countries in Asia , Africa and Latin America . The 30-minute maiden flight of the Evektor EV-55M took place on June 24, 2011 in Kunovice with Evektor's test pilot Josef Charvát and the military pilot Jiří Hána on board. The flight reached a speed of 230 km / h and an altitude of 1000 meters. The first flight of the second machine took place on April 8, 2016. The military variant of the multi-purpose aircraft is called the EV-55M. The EV-55 will be available in three versions - a passenger version, a cargo version and a combination model in which the cargo area is in front of the passenger seats attached to the rear of the cabin. The EV-55 is not equipped with a pressurized cabin .
On October 10, 2012, the Russian company AeroGeo ordered nine EV-55s for use in Siberia and at the same time signed an option for 20 more machines, which can be called up by 2020. The price per machine is $ 2.1 million.
On March 16, 2017, Evektor announced that the EV-55 project will be temporarily suspended until uncertainties have been clarified with the Malaysian investor. Nevertheless, Evektor hopes to complete the certification as planned.
construction
The Evektor EV-55 is a twin-engine shoulder - wing aircraft with space for up to 14 passengers or up to 1824 kg of cargo, which, thanks to its structural design, has short take-off and landing capabilities. The cargo and passenger space has a size of 12.67 m³, with the passenger cabin having a size of 4.48 m × 1.61 m × 1.37 m (9.47 m³). Two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-21s , each with an output of 400 kW, are used as the drive .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 9 to 14 |
| length | 14.35 m |
| span | 16.10 m |
| height | 4.66 m |
| Wing area | ? m² |
| payload | 1824 kg |
| Empty mass | 2626 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 4600 kg |
| Cruising speed | ? km / h |
| Top speed | 408 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 8839 m |
| Range | 2240 km |
| Engines | two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-21s with 400 kW each |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c FliegerRevue May 2010, p. 18, Rollout of the Evektor EV-55 Outback
- ↑ FliegerRevue August 2011, p. 7, first flight of the outback
- ↑ www.evektor.cz: Report about the 1st flight of the 2nd machine
- ↑ aeromarkt: First flight of the Evektor EV-55M Outback
- ↑ Evektor press release in English: [1] ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Information from Evektor about the temporary program suspension, March 16, 2017, accessed on December 20, 2017
