Troyer Sportsplane VX
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Sportsplane VX | |
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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; 153 km/h (95 mph)
- Cruise speed: 74 kn; 137 km/h (85 mph)
- Stall speed: 30 kn; 55 km/h (34 mph)
- Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)