Ultimate Aircraft 10 Dash

Design and development

The 10 Dash Model 100 was designed as sport biplane that could be either bought assembled or for amateur construction from either plans or a kit. The first prototype 10 Dash 100 first flew on 6 October 1985. It is designed to have either a 100 hp (75 kW) or 180 hp (134 kW) engine fitted for example a 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200 engine. It is a braced biplane with wooden wings, a welded steel tube fuselage, fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel and a single open cockpit. An aerobatic variant, the 10 Dash 200, is powered by a 180-200 hp engine. A competition aerobatic variant, the 10 Dash 300 can be fitted with either a 300 hp (224 kW) or 350 hp (261 kW) Lycoming engine with a three-bladed propeller. The 10 Dash 300 has a longer fuselage and longer-span wings with full-span symmetrical ailerons. A tandem two-seat variant, the 20 Dash 300, also joined the family.

Variants

10 Dash 100

Basic single-seat sport variant.

10 Dash 200

Single-seat aerobatic variant.

10 Dash 300

Higher-power single-seat competition variant.

20 Dash 300

Tandem two-seat variant with a single-piece bubble canopy.

Specifications (10 Dash 300)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90

General characteristics

Crew: one

Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)

Wingspan: 19 ft 6 in (5.95 m)

Wing area: 120 ft² (11.15 m²)

Empty weight: 1150 lb (522 kg)

Gross weight: 1650 lb (748 kg)

Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming engine, 300 or 350 hp (224 or 261 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 250 mph (402 km/h)

Cruise speed: 190 mph (305 km/h)

Range: 900 miles (1448 km)

G limits: +7/-5

Roll rate: 360°/sec

Rate of climb: 3000 ft/min (15.2 m/s)