ProFe D-10 Tukan

D-10 Tukan
Role Motor glider
National origin Czech Republic
Manufacturer ProFe
Status Production completed
Number built 4 (1998)

The ProFe D-10 Tukan (English: Toucan) is a Czech high-wing, strut-braced, T-tailed, two-seat motor glider that was designed and produced by ProFe and made available in kit form for amateur construction.[1][2]

Design and development

The D-10 was designed as a self-launching sailplane. The engine is a Rotax 447 of 40 hp (30 kW), mounted in tractor configuration on a retractable arm behind the cockpit. The engine can be retracted in 15 seconds.[1]

The D-10 is predominantly constructed from fibreglass and wood. The cabin is enclosed under a bubble canopy. The conventional landing gear uses two side-by-side, non-retractable mainwheels under the cockpit floor set closely together. The 14.7 m (48.23 ft) span wing is supported by a single lift strut and jury struts on each side and employs a Wortmann FX 63-137 airfoil.[1][2]

Specifications (D-10 Tukan)

Data from ProFe[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 7.30 m (23.95 ft) [1][2]
  • Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
  • Height: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 14.7 m2 (158 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 14.7
  • Airfoil: Wortmann FX 63-137
  • Empty weight: 220 kg (485 lb)
  • Gross weight: 420 kg (926 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 34 litres (9.0 US gal)[1][2]
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 twin-cylinder, two stroke aircraft engine, 29.5 kW (39.6 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn) in horizontal flight
  • Stall speed: 58 km/h (36 mph, 31 kn)
  • Never exceed speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn) VNE
  • g limits: +4/-2 G
  • Rate of climb: 2.0 m/s (400 ft/min) [1][2]
  • Rate of sink: 0.68 m/s (134 ft/min)
  • Lift-to-drag: 22 (at 85 km/h (46 kn))
  • Wing loading: 28.6 kg/m2 (5.9 lb/sq ft)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 313. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  2. ^ a b c d e Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 130. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ^ "Tukan - Technical Data". ProFe. 2007.
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