SILA 450C
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Type: | Microlight |
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Production time: |
2006 - today |
Number of pieces: |
> 100 |
The SILA 450C is a single-engine microlight aircraft produced by the Serbian manufacturer Aero East Europe Sila .
history
Production started in Serbia in 2006 and the inexpensive machines were initially well received in the Balkans. The type certification for German airspace was granted to the SILA 450C in 2013. The name SILA stands for Serbian Industry of Light Aircraft .
description
The aircraft is a two-seater, braced aluminum shoulder wing with landing flaps , winglets and a rigid three-legged landing gear with faired wheels. The maximum take-off weight is less than 450 kg. The wingspan is 9.4 m with an area of almost 12 m² with flaps. Three engine variants are available, the Rotax 912- UL with 80 PS (60 kW), the Rotax 912-ULS with 100 PS (75 kW) or the Rotax 914 Turbo with 115 PS (86 kW). The aircraft are equipped with a Junkers rescue system.
use
The aircraft is used as a sport and touring aircraft, but also often as a training aircraft. It is also used for towing gliders or for banner advertising . There is a variant as a light aircraft SILA 750 with higher engine power and 750 kg maximum take-off weight .
Technical specifications
- Span: 9.4 m
- Wing area: 11.94 m²
- Length: 6.3 m
- Empty weight: 291 kg
- Gross weight: 472.5 kg
- Fuel capacity: 100 liters
- Engine: 1 × Rotax 912/14 with 80, 100 or 115 hp
- Propeller: 3-blade fixed or controllable pitch propeller, 1.7 m
- Top speed: 220 km / h
- Cruising speed: 170 km / h
- Stall speed: 55 km / h
- Climbing speed: 5.6 m / s
- Wing loading: 39.57 kg / m²
See also
literature
- Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric et al. a .: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16 , p. 14. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015, ISSN 1368-485X