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Evektor EV 55 Outback

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Top speed
  
408 km/h

Length
  
14 m

Wingspan
  
16 m

Manufacturer
  

Evektor EV-55 Outback is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft that was designed and is built in the Czech Republic by Evektor-Aerotechnik. The prototype first flew on 24 June 2011.

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Design and development

In 2004 the company announced its plan to design and construct a two-engined utility aircraft that would carry up to 14 passengers or 4000 lb (1800 kg) of cargo, and operate from unimproved fields and at high-altitude airports. The aircraft will have three configurations: passenger transport, cargo transport and combined operations with space in front for cargo and passenger accommodation aft.

The EV-55 is of conventional high-wing utility design with a T-tail. The prototype aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney PT6A-21 turboprop engines (535 shaft horsepower), driving four-blade propellers. The wing is mounted atop a nearly-square fuselage, which has five windows per side. The trailing-link tricycle landing gear retracts into the nose section or pods on the lower fuselage. Expected maximum cruise speed is 220 knots (407 kph).

The first prototype, an EV-55M (military version), flew from Kunovice Airport in June 2011, with company pilot Josef Charvat and military pilot Maj. Jiri Hana at the controls. The first production-conforming aircraft flew from Kunovice in April 2016.

Specifications (EV-55)

Data from Company website

General characteristics


  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 9 passengers (normal class by airworthiness standards) or alternatively 14 passengers
  • Length: 14.35 m (47 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 16.10 m (52 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 4.66 m (15 ft 3 in)
  • Empty weight: 2,658 kg (5,860 lb) (passenger configuration)
  • Gross weight: 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 1656 kg
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-21 turboprop, 400 kW (540 hp) each
  • Propellers: 4-bladed AVIA AV-844, 2.082 m (6 ft 10 in) diameter
  • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 408 km/h (254 mph; 220 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
  • Range: 2,258 km (1,403 mi; 1,219 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 8,840 m (29,003 ft)

  • Evektor EV-55 Outback Evektor EV55 Outback Wikiwand

    References

    Evektor EV-55 Outback Wikipedia


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