The Pegazair-100 STOL is a two-seat STOL homebuilt aircraft developed in Canada by Tapanee Aviation, Inc. of Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec.[1][2][3]
| Pegazair-100 STOL | |
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | Tapanee Aviation, Inc. |
| Designer | Serg Dufour |
| First flight | June 1991 |
| Variants | Tapanee Levitation 4 |
Development
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Development of the Pegazair started in 1985 by Serg Dufour of Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec. Originally it consisted of a new set of Pega-STOL wings with retractable leading edge slats to be installed on Zenair CH 701 STOLs to replace their wings which have fixed leading edge slots. Dufour went on to develop a new fuselage and tail to match the wings. The Pegazair is a two seats in side-by-side configuration, strut-braced, high-wing monoplane with conventional landing gear. Fuselage construction is welded steel tubing with aluminum skin. The wings employ full length flaperons and leading edge slats that deploy automatically. The tailplane is slotted for slow speed authority. The prototype was outfitted with a 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A-65 engine.[2][3][4]
The design was later developed into the four-seat Tapanee Levitation 4.[2][3]
Variants
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- Pegazair P80
- Powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL
- Pegazair P100
- Powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Continental O-200 or 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914
Specifications (Pegazair-100 STOL)
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General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 6.83 m (22 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 8.8 m (29 ft)
- Wing area: 14 m2 (150 sq ft)
- Airfoil: NACA 2415
- Empty weight: 374 kg (825 lb)
- Gross weight: 658 kg (1,450 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 134 litres (29 imp gal; 35 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200 horizontally opposed piston, 75 kW (100 hp)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 169 km/h (105 mph, 91 kn)
- Stall speed: 45 km/h (28 mph, 24 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 201 km/h (125 mph, 109 kn)
- Range: 1,010 km (630 mi, 550 nmi)
- g limits: +6/-3.3
- Wing loading: 47 kg/m2 (9.7 lb/sq ft)
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Tapanee Pegazair-100 Stol". Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 122. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b c Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 129. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Jack Cox (April 1993). "The Pegazair". Sport Aviation: 38.
- ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 71. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
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