Английская Википедия:Danieli Piuma
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The Danieli Piuma (Шаблон:Lang-en) is a family of Italian high-wing, strut-braced, pusher configuration single-seat motor gliders that was designed by Tiziano Danieli of Schio and supplied as plans for amateur construction.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Design and development
The Piuma was designed to be an inexpensive, easy-to-fly and easy-to-build ultralight motor glider.[1] The first model was initially just called the Piuma, but as other models were developed it became known as the Piuma Original.[7]
The Piuma is constructed from wood and finished with doped fabric. The semi-tapered Шаблон:Convert span wing is supported by a single lift strut on each side and has air brakes. The engine is mounted behind the cockpit. The specified engine is the Шаблон:Convert KFM 107er, but engines of Шаблон:Convert can be fitted. The landing gear is of tricycle configuration and made from steel with rubber shock-absorbers, with an auxiliary tailwheel and fits wheel pants to reduce drag. The tail is cruciform. The aircraft has a glide ratio of 17:1 at Шаблон:Convert. Cabin width is Шаблон:Convert[1][7]
The designer estimated that it would take a builder 1000 hours to complete the aircraft from the plans. The plans cost US$220 in 1998 and included a 30-page construction manual.[1][6]
Variants
- Piuma Original
- Initial version with Шаблон:Convert span wing, first flown in 1990. Eight reported completed in 2003.[1][2][3][4][5][7]
- Piuma E
- Improved model with glide ratio of 20:1 at Шаблон:Convert and other refinements.[1]
- Piuma Evolution
- Improved model with a wider cockpit, more streamlined fuselage, redesigned tail, new lift struts, electrically retractable nose wheel. main landing gear made from a wood/fibreglass sandwich and a more reclined seat. Four reported completed in 2003.[3][4][5][8]
- Piuma Tourer
- Model optimized for cross country powered flight with shorter wing of Шаблон:Convert and a NACA 4415 airfoil used in the rectangular portion of the wing and a NACA 2R1-12 airfoil in the tapered wing tip. Cruises at Шаблон:Convert and has a 10:1 glide ratio. One reported completed in 2003.[3][4][5][9]
- Piuma Twin Evolution
- Two seat model with side-by-side configuration seating, introduced in 1998 and inspired by the Tourer. The recommended engine is the Rotax 503 of Шаблон:Convert.[6][10]
Specifications (Piuma Original)
See also
References
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 306. BAI Communications, July 1998. Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Downey, Julia: 2001 Plans Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 1, January 2001, page 18. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Downey, Julia: 2002 Plans Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 19, Number 1, January 2002, pages 15-16. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 Downey, Julia: 2003 Plans Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 20, Number 1, January 2003, page 19. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 5,3 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 56. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 134. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 Шаблон:Cite web
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