Liberty XL-2
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| Type: | Sport plane |
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| Manufacturer: |
Liberty Aerospace Inc. |
| First flight: |
April 2, 2001 |
| Number of pieces: |
100 (02/2009) |
The Liberty XL-2 is a two-seat sport aircraft produced by the US company Liberty Aerospace from Melbourne (Florida) .
history
The Liberty XL-2 was approved by the US FAA on February 19, 2004 and approved by the European EASA on June 1, 2007 . It will be distributed from 2008 by the Piper general agency.
construction
The aircraft is a two-seater low wing aircraft with a fuselage made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic and a three-legged landing gear. It is powered by a four-cylinder engine from Teledyne Continental Motors with FADEC system and a two-bladed propeller with a diameter of 1.75 m. The cabin is 0.86 cm high, 2.33 m long and 1.22 m wide. It costs between $ 175,000 and $ 215,000 , depending on the avionics .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1 pilot |
| Passenger seats | 1 |
| length | 6.19 m |
| span | 8.80 m |
| height | 2.28 m |
| Wing area | 10.41 m² |
| payload | 265 kg (189 kg with fuel) |
| Empty mass | 483 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | up to 794 kg (depending on construction status and serial number) |
| Cruising speed | up to 232 km / h (depending on the state of construction and serial number) |
| Top speed | up to 300 km / h (depending on the state of construction and serial number) |
| Service ceiling | 3810 m |
| Range | 930 km |
| Engines | 1 × Teledyne Continental Motors IOF-240-B with 93.2 kW power |
| Fuel supply | 106 l |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The approval A00008DE on the FAA website (PDF; 21 kB)
- ↑ The type certification of the Liberty XL-2 on the EASA website (PDF; 677 kB)
- ↑ FliegerRevue April 2009, pp. 46–47, Highlights of AERO 2009