A new Aircraft from A1R Design a Racer (Piel CP.80 Zephir)

Txmmy83 · Sep 13, 2017

A recreation of homebuild version of French Racing Aircraft Piel CP.80 Zephir

ThinkingManNeil · Sep 13, 2017

That's a sharp looking little bird!

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falcon409 · Sep 13, 2017

falcon409 · Sep 13, 2017

Some additional Specs:
General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Height: 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 6.2 m[SUP]2[/SUP] (67 sq ft)
Aspect ratio: 5.8
Airfoil: NACA 23012
Empty weight: 260 kg (573 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
Fuel capacity: 40 l (11 US gal; 8.8 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental C90-8F 4-cyl air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 67 kW (90 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed pitch propeller, 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) diameter

Performance

Maximum speed: 310 km/h (193 mph; 167 kn)
Cruise speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn) at 60% power at 1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Stall speed: 95 km/h (59 mph; 51 kn)
Never exceed speed: 380 km/h (236 mph; 205 kn)
Range: 450 km (280 mi; 243 nmi) at 60% power
Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 12 m/s (2,400 ft/min)
Wing loading: 61.2 kg/m[SUP]2[/SUP] (12.5 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 0.177 kW/kg (0.107 hp/lb