Troyer Sportsplane VX
| Sportsplane VX | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Troyer Boats |
| Designer | Troyer |
The Troyer Sportplane VX is an American aircraft that was designed for homebuilt construction.[1]
Design and development
The Sportsman VX is a mid-wing, open cockpit aircraft with conventional landing gear. The fuselage is made from welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering, the wing construction is all-wood with spruce spars.[2][3]
Specifications (Troyer VX)
Data from Plane and Pilot
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
- Wingspan: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
- Height: 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
- Wing area: 90 sq ft (8.4 m2)
- Empty weight: 306 lb (139 kg)
- Gross weight: 456 lb (207 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Heath-Henderson B-4 Inline four cylinder
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 83 kn (95 mph, 153 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 74 kn (85 mph, 137 km/h)
- Stall speed: 30 kn (34 mph, 55 km/h)
- Range: 170 nmi (200 mi, 320 km)
- Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
See also
References
- ^ Sports Planes. Fall 1970.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Air Trails: 83. Summer 1971.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Plane & Pilot Troyer Sportsman VX". Retrieved 8 October 2013.