Fournier RF-10
| RF-10 / AMT Ximango | |
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| Type: | Touring plane |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
Fournier Aviation |
| First flight: |
March 6, 1981 (RF-10) |
| Commissioning: |
1984 (RF-10) |
| Production time: |
1984-1985 RF-10 |
| Number of pieces: |
14 × RF-10 |
The Fournier RF-10 is a two-seat sports aircraft designed by the French aircraft designer René Fournier in 1982. It was mass-produced in France by Fournier Aviation as the Fournier RF-10 and in Brazil by Aeronaves e Motores SA as the Aeromot AMT "Ximango" .
history
Even before the start of series production of the Fournier RF-9 , René Caillet commissioned René Fournier to develop a composite RF-9 variant for Fournier Aviation in early 1980 . The Fournier RF-10 was the first and only aircraft design by René Fournier that was built entirely from composite materials. Since the supplier for the RF-9 assemblies Siravia had no knowledge of the use of composite materials, Aerostructure SARL took over the production of the assemblies for the RF-10 from Robert Jacquet . The first assemblies for the RF-10 prototype were already available in Nitray in the summer of 1980. The first flight of the RF-10 prototype WNr. 01, F-WARG was carried out on March 6, 1981 by Bernard Chauvreau in Nitray. Just one month after the first flight, on April 11, 1981, the RF-10 prototype was lost in spin attempts. As with the Fournier RF-6 , the low-lying horizontal stabilizer of the tail unit proved to be the cause. René Fournier then modified the entire tail unit and converted it into a T-tail unit by the summer of 1982. Of the three pre-production aircraft under construction in April 1981, only the WNr. 03 equipped with the new T-tail unit. It flew for the first time on December 13, 1983. On October 23, 1984, the French aviation authority granted type approval for the RF-10.
construction
The basic layout of the RF-9 was also used for the RF-10. However, Fournier was able to make the rear fuselage area much slimmer by using plastic components. The canopy of the RF-10 has been flattened compared to its predecessor. Otherwise, the fuselage, wings, landing gear and the 65 HP Limbach L1700E engine remained unchanged on the RF-10. The low-lying horizontal stabilizer of the tail unit was initially adopted unchanged in the prototype, but had to be exchanged for a T-tail unit on the series aircraft after the prototype was lost during spin tests. The series machines received a 68 hp Limbach L2000-E01 instead of the L1700.
Marketing and further development
An overview of all built RF-10 and AMT "Ximango" can be found at
RF-10 series production at Fournier Aviation (1984–1986)
Originally, René Caillet intended to market kits for do-it-yourself builders for the RF-10 . Fournier Aviation transferred the license rights for assembly production to Aerostructure SARL . To meet the demand for fully assembled aircraft, a small RF-10 assembly line was built in Nitray. The first customer aircraft were delivered in the summer of 1984. Since the capacities at Aerostructure SARL were no longer sufficient in 1985, Virazil SARL took over part of the assembly production for the RF-10 from Robert Creuzet in Marmande. At the 1983 Aero Salon in Paris, the Brazilian Air Sports Association was interested in up to 100 RF-10 aircraft for the air sports clubs in Brazil. Since the existing capacities in France were neither sufficient nor cheap enough, Caillet transferred the license building rights for these aircraft to the Brazilian Aeronaves e Motores SA (Aeromot) in Porto Alegre. Aeromot acquired the production facilities from Aerostructure and Marmande, as well as the assembly line in Nitray, and ultimately received full development rights to the RF-10. The RF-10, WNr. 11 went to Brazil as a sample machine. Production in France ceased in 1986 after a total of 14 aircraft had been completed. Fournier Aviation was then dissolved. René Caillet retired from aviation.
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The production facilities taken over from France were put into operation in 1986 at Aeronaves e Motores in Porto Alegre. The RF-10 draft was slightly modified in Brazil for the Brazilian market and received the Brazilian type approval EP-8602 on June 5, 1986 as AMT-100 "Ximango" . From July 1986 onwards, Aeromot produced two aircraft per quarter, which were initially primarily sold to Brazilian aviation clubs. From 1988 the Limbach L2000 was replaced by the Brazilian 72 hp imitation Imaer T2000-M1 . After the type certification for the AMT-100 by the French DGAC, Aeromot made a total of seven machines available to René Caillet for the French market in 1991. For the Brazilian military and the police, Aeromot equipped some AMT-100s with cameras and heat sensors under the fuselage, which were handed over to the military as AMT-100R and to the police services as AMT-100P. The AMT-100 production ended in 1993 after 44 aircraft were built.
In July 1992, the further developed AMT-200 Super Ximango with an 80 hp Rotax 912-A2 completed its maiden flight in Porto Alegre. From 1993 it replaced the AMT-100 in production. From 2000 the Super Ximango was offered with the 98 hp Rotax 912-S2 and optional winglets as the AMT-200S, some of which the US Air Force also acquired as the TG.14A. A total of 126 AMT-200 Super Ximango were built in Porto Alegre between 1993 and 2007. In 2007, Aeromot launched a further revised AMT-200 variant as AMT-200SO with a take-off mass increased by 150 kg. However, only a few copies were made before production was finally stopped.
From 1999 the AMT-300 Turbo Ximango came onto the market with an 85 HP Rotax 914-F3 and standard winglets as a turbo variant . The AMT-300R was a tow plane variant for glider clubs. The AMT-300SO was a variant with an increased take-off mass. However, only a few of the turbo variant were sold.
As early as 1998, the AMT-600 Guri was a completely new aircraft design with a nose landing gear and shortened wings. The hull was largely taken over from the "Ximango". A Lycoming O235 engine was used as the engine. While the “Ximango” was operated as a motor glider, the “Guri” was a purely motorized aircraft and was therefore comparable to a modernized Fournier RF-6 . The AMT-600 received type certification from the CTA in 2001. A license production of the AMT-600 in China did not materialize in 2004. It remained with a few AMT-600s sold in the Brazilian market.
With the bankruptcy of the Aeronaves e Motores Group in 2009, the series production of the "Ximango" ended after almost 25 years after a total of 202 units had been built. They were the last production aircraft of an aircraft type developed by René Fournier.
variants
- Fournier RF-10 - three prototypes with a low horizontal stabilizer, series aircraft with T-tail at Fournier Aviation
- Aeromot AMT-100 - Series production of the RF-10 with Imaer T2000-M1 at Aeronaves e Motores in Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Aeromot AMT-100R - like AMT-100, military variant
- Aeromot AMT-100P - like AMT-100, police aircraft with camera and infrared sensors
- Aeromot AMT-200 - further developed AMT-100 with Rotax 912-A2 engine from 1993
- Aeromot AMT-200S - with Rotax 912-S2, optional winglets from 1999
- Aeromot AMT-200SO - like AMT-200S with increased take-off mass from 2007
- Aeromot AMT-300 - Turbo version with Rotax 914-F3 and winglets from 1999
- Aeromot AMT-300R - like AMT-300, tow plane
- Aeromot AMT-300SO - like AMT-300 with increased take-off mass from 2007
- Aeromot AMT-600 - powered aircraft variant with nose landing gear from 1999
- TG-14A - US Air Force type designation for AMT-200S
Record and special flights
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Weltflug 2001
With a Fournier RF-10, WNr. 11, PT-ZAM, the Swiss Gerard Moss, who lives in Brazil, circled the earth in three months in 2001. It started on June 20, 2001 in Rio de Janeiro and reached the USA via Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico. Via Alaska, Moss came to Siberia, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Oman and Egypt. Moss came to Marrakech via Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal. From Senegal and the Cape Verde Islands, Moss crossed the South Atlantic to Fernando do Noronha. On September 28, 2001, Moss reached Rio de Janeiro. For the first time Moss circumnavigated the world in a motor glider.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | RF-10 (series) | AMT-100 | AMT-200 | AMT-300 | AMT-600 |
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| Crew / passengers | 1/1 | ||||
| length | 7.89 m | 8.05 m | 8.08 m | 8.07 m | |
| span | 17.47 m | 17.70 m | 10.50 m | ||
| height | 1.93 m | 2.65 m | |||
| Wing area | 18.70 m² | 18.75 m² | 13.80 m² | ||
| Empty mass | 600 kg | 625 kg | 630 kg | 675 kg | |
| Takeoff mass | 800 kg | 850 kg | 900 kg | ||
| Cruising speed | 185 km / h | 180 km / h | 205 km / h | 225 km / h | 157 km / h |
| Top speed | 200 km / h | 245 km / h | 220 km / h | 230 km / h | 226 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 5000 m | 4900 m | 8700 m | 5300 m | |
| Range | 1300 km | 1450 km | 1500 km | 1450 km | |
| Engines | a Limbach L2000 80 PS (approx. 60 kW ) |
an Imaer T2000-M1 72 HP (approx. 50 kW) |
a Rotax 912-A2 81 HP (approx. 60 kW) |
a Rotax 914-F3 115 PS (approx. 80 kW) |
a Lycoming O-235 115 PS (approx. 80 kW) |
See also
- List of aircraft types
- René Fournier - designer
- Fournier Aviation - Manufacturer
- Aeronaves e Motores - Manufacturer
- Fournier RF-9 - predecessor model in wood construction
literature
- Rene Fournier, Mon rêve et mes combats , 2003, ISBN 978-2951945807 .
- Paul Zöller, Fournier Aircraft , 2017, ISBN 978-3-7460-4864-2 .
- Gerard Moss, Asas do Vento , 2002, self-published
- Brian Taylor, AMT-200S Motor Glider Parameter and Performance Estimation , NASA / TM-2011-215974
- Richard Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Super Ximango Motorglider , in Soaring Magazine, Dec. 1996
Web links
- J2mcL Planeurs - information, photos, data of the RF-10
- Skylark - AMT-200S Flight Manual
- ANAC - Brazilian sample certificate for AMT-100/300 all variants
- Luftfahrt-Bundesamt - device identification sheet 893 of the AMT-200 "Ximango"
- CAA.org - CAA Type Acceptance Report Aeromot AMT-100 & -200
- Mundo Moss - Homepage of Gerard Moss with literature on circumnavigation
- Youtube - AMT-200 video with detailed views of Aeroclips
- Youtube - AMT-200 flight video from Palms to Pines Gliding
Individual evidence
- ↑ René Fournier: Mon reve et mes combats , Edition Sier, Jan. 2005, ISBN 978-2-9519-4580-7
- ^ Paul Zöller: Fournier Airplanes , 2017, ISBN 978-3-7460-4864-2
- ^ Gerard Moss, Asas do Vento, 2002
- ↑ Jane's All the World Aircraft, various editions 1983-2007