Centrair Pegase
C101 Pegase | |
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Role | Standard Class sailplane |
Manufacturer | Centrair |
Designer | Marc Ranjon |
The Centrair C101 Pegase is a Standard Class single-seat glider manufactured by Centrair starting in 1981. The design uses an ASW 20 fuselage with a new wing designed by ONERA,[1] giving better performance than the German original.
Models manufactured since 1990 as the Pegase 90 are equipped with a different cockpit interior: Shorter handles, smaller instrument panel and minor structural changes. The major difference between the Pegase 90 and previous models was the introduction of flight controls that automatically connect during rigging.
The aircraft structure is composed of laminated fibreglass and epoxy resin. The wing has a laminar flow airfoil with top surface air brakes.
Variants
- Centrair 101 Pegase
- Prototype Pegase with ASW-20 derived fuselage with all new wings.
- C101
- Fitted with fixed landing gear
- C101A
- Fitted with retractable landing gear
- C101P
- Fitted with fixed landing gear and fittings for optional winglets
- C101AP
- Fitted with retractable landing gear and fittings for optional winglets
- C101B
- Fitted with CFRP main spar allowing additional water ballast to be carried
- C101D
- Altered wing shape, increasing performance
- C101BC
- Altered wing shape and CFRP main spar
Specifications (Pégase D)
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
- Height: 1.38 m (4 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 12 m2 (130 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 21.43
- Airfoil: root: ONERA COAP1; tip:ONERA COAP2
- Empty weight: 252 kg (556 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 505 kg (1,113 lb)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 250 km/h (155 mph; 135 kn) in smooth air at max t/o weight
- 170 km/h (92 kn; 110 mph) in rough air (Serial Nos 101001 to 101039plus 101041, which have not had Centrair Major Mod 101-02, ( DGAC AD 93-145(A)) incorporated, have Vra, decreased to 163kph / 88kt.)
- 170 km/h (92 kn; 110 mph) on aero-tow
- 120 km/h (65 kn; 75 mph) on winch launch
- Maximum glide ratio: 42.5 at 105 km/h (57 kn; 65 mph) at max t/o weight
- Rate of sink: 0.62 m/s (122 ft/min) at 85 km/h (46 kn; 53 mph) at max t/o weight
- Wing loading: 48.1 kg/m2 (9.9 lb/sq ft) max
References
- ↑ Chabbert, Bernard. Gliding Research No. 14 http://www.planeur-stflo.net/gal_dajournaux.lr146. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ John W.R. Taylor, ed. (1988). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89. London: Jane's Information Group. pp. 619–620. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.
Further reading
- Simons, Martin (2005). Sailplanes 1965-2000 (2nd revised ed.). Königswinter: EQIP Werbung und Verlag G.m.b.H. ISBN 978-3-9808838-1-8.
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