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Top speed
  
200 km/h

Length
  
7.89 m

Wingspan
  
17 m

Designer
  
René Fournier

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The Fournier RF-10 is a two-seat motor glider designed by René Fournier in 1981. The aircraft is a further development of the RF-9 and incorporated plastic and carbon-fiber structures.

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The aircraft has also been license manufactured in Brazil as the AMT 100 Ximango.

Operators

 Brazil
 Portugal
  • Portuguese Air Force received four RF-10s in 1984.

    • Specifications (RF-10)

    Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982-83

    General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.89 m (25 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.47 m (57 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 18.7 m2 (201 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 16.3:1
  • Airfoil: NACA 643-618
  • Empty weight: 530 kg (1,168 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 770 kg (1,698 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Limbach L2000 EO I 4-cyl air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine, 59.5 kW (79.8 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph; 108 kn)
  • Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph; 39 kn)
  • Rate of sink: 0.8 m/s (160 ft/min) at 80 km/h (50 mph))

    • References

    Fournier RF-10 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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