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ProFe D 10 Tukan

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The ProFe D-10 Tukan (English: Toucan) is a Czech high-wing, strut-braced, T-tailed, two-seat motor glider that was designed and produced by ProFe and made available in kit form for amateur construction.

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Design and development

The D-10 was designed as a self-launching sailplane. The engine is a Rotax 447 of 40 hp (30 kW), mounted in tractor configuration on a retractable arm behind the cockpit. The engine can be retracted in 15 seconds.

The D-10 is predominantly constructed from fibreglass and wood. The cabin is enclosed under a bubble canopy. The conventional landing gear uses two side-by-side, non-retractable mainwheels under the cockpit floor set closely together. The 14.7 m (48.23 ft) span wing is supported by a single lift strut and jury struts on each side and employs a Wortmann FX 63-137 airfoil.

Specifications (D-10 Tukan)

Data from Purdy and Bertrand

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 7.30 m (23.95 ft)
  • Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 15 m2 (160 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: Wortmann FX 63-137
  • Empty weight: 205 kg (452 lb)
  • Gross weight: 410 kg (903 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 34 litres (7.5 imp gal; 9.0 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 twin-cylinder, two stroke aircraft engine, 30 kW (40 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 132 km/h; 71 kn (82 mph)
  • Stall speed: 60 km/h; 32 kn (37 mph)
  • Rate of climb: 2.0 m/s (400 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 27.5 kg/m2 (5.64 lb/sq ft)

    • References

    ProFe D-10 Tukan Wikipedia
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