Rutan VariViggen
| Rutan VariViggen | |
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 Prototype of the VariViggen in the Air Venture Museum
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| Type: | Canard |
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| First flight: |
June 1972 |
| Number of pieces: |
about 20 completed |
The Rutan VariViggen is a canard aircraft developed by Burt Rutan . The name is based on the Saab JA 37 Viggen .
history
Rutan began designing his first aircraft while he was still at university. In 1972 it took off for the first time. That same year, Rutan presented its new aircraft at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh , Wisconsin .
In 1974 he founded the Rutan Aircraft Factory , with which he wanted to continue the development of the VariViggen as well as develop new models.
In total, the Rutan Aircraft Factory sold over 60 DIY kits of this type. About 20 were actually completed and flown, of which fewer than five are now still in service.
The VariViggen bears the internal name Model 27 . The VariViggen SP, Model 32 , has, among other things, larger wings and winglets . In 1988 Rutan donated the prototype of the VariViggen to the EAA Air Venture Museum in Oshkosh.
technology
The fuselage of the aircraft is made of wood, the wings are made of aluminum. It has an electrically retractable undercarriage and is driven by a motor in the rear of the machine.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| span | 5.8 m |
| Wing area | 11.4 m² |
| Empty mass | 463 kg |
| Max. Takeoff weight | 771 kg |
| Takeoff route | 260 m |
| Max. Rate of climb | 4 m / s |
| Top speed | 265 km / h |
| Cruising speed | 240 km / h |
| Range | 645 km |
| Engines | 1 × Lycoming O-320 , 150 hp |
Web links
- EAA AirVenture Museum: Rutan VariViggen - N27VV (English)
- Kiwi Aircraft Images: Rutan VariViggen (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Phillip Treweek: Rutan Variviggen. In: kiwiaircraftimages.com. 1998, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ^ A b Dan Linehan: SpaceShipOne: An Illustrated History . 1st edition. Zenith Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7603-3188-0 , pp. 15 (English).
- ↑ a b Rutan. Aerofiles, accessed April 7, 2011 .
- ↑ VariViggen. Sun 'n Fun, archived from the original on October 12, 2007 ; accessed on April 7, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Rutan VariViggen. EAA AirVenture Museum, accessed April 13, 2011 .