XtremeAir Sbach 342

Sbach 342 (XA42)
On Bitburg Airport, Germany, 2010.
Role Aerobatic monoplane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer XtremeAir GmbH
Number built 60+
Developed from XtremeAir Sbach 300
In front of XtremeAir GmbH, 2010

The XtremeAir Sbach 342 (XA42) is a German high performance two-seat aerobatic and touring monoplane designed by Philipp Steinbach with Albert Mylius and built by XtremeAir GmbH of Hecklingen.[1]

The Sbach 342 (a marketing name for the XA42) is a composite structure low-wing monoplane with a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel and carbon fiber fuselage.[1] It is powered by a 315 hp (235 kW) Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A piston engine driving a three-bladed propeller.[1] It is the tandem version of the single-seater XA 41 (XtremeAir Sbach 300) which was designed by the same team in Speyer in 2004.[1] The XA42 received a type certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency in March 2011.[1] In November 2012 it received its type certification through the FAA.

Specifications (acrobatic)

Data from [1]Type Certificate Data Sheet, [2]Airplane Flight Manual

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 2
  • Length: 6.67 m (21 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 11.25 m2 (121.1 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: PS-1-16 (wing), PS-1-09 (wing tip), DU86-MOD1 (horizontal tail including elevator and vertical tail including rudder)
  • Empty weight: 670 kg (1,477 lb)
  • Gross weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb) for acrobatic flight, 999 kg (2,200 lb) for utility flight
  • Fuel capacity: 275 l (72.6 US gal) total, 273 l (72.1 US gal) usable, 64 l (16.9 US gal) usable for aerobatics
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A horizontally-opposed six-cylinder four stroke piston engine, 235 kW (315 hp) at 2,700 rpm
  • Propellers: 3-bladed MT-Propeller MTV-9-B-C/C203-20d, 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) diameter ± 5 mm

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 417 km/h (259 mph; 225 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 343 km/h (213 mph; 185 kn)
  • Stall speed: 100 km/h (62 mph; 54 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 417 km/h (259 mph; 225 kn)
  • Range: 1,296 km (805 mi; 700 nmi) at 73% power and 4,000 ft with 60 min reserve
  • Ferry range: 1,945 km (1,209 mi; 1,050 nmi) at 50% power at 10,000 ft with 60 min reserve
  • Service ceiling: 4,572 m (15,000 ft)
  • g limits: ± 10
  • Roll rate: 450 °/sec
  • Maximum glide ratio: 1:7
  • Rate of climb: 16.59 m/s (3,266 ft/min) in acrobatic flight, 13.82 m/s (2,720 ft/min) in utility flight
  • Wing loading: 75.5 kg/m2 (15.5 lb/sq ft) in acrobatic flight, 84.4 kg/m2 (17.3 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 2.01 kW/kg (1.22 hp/lb) in acrobatic configuration, 2.24 kW/kg (1.37 hp/lb) in utility configuration
  • Fuel flow: 57 L/h (15.1 US gal/h)

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Type Certificate Data Sheet A.507 XA42" (PDF). European Aviation Safety Agency. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. ↑ XtremeAir GmbH (27 January 2011). "Airplane Flight Manual XA42" (PDF). akvictoria.by. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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