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Troyer Sportsplane VX

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The Troyer Sportplane VX is an American aircraft that was designed for homebuilt construction.

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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.

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)
  • Range: 174 nmi; 322 km (200 mi)
  • Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)

    • References

    Troyer Sportsplane VX Wikipedia
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