Airdrome Dream Fantasy Twin
| Airdrome Dream Fantasy Twin | |
|---|---|
| Role | Amateur-built aircraft and ultralight trainer
|
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Airdrome Aeroplanes |
| Status | In production (2011) |
| Number built | 4 (2011) |
| Developed from | Airdrome Dream Classic |
The Airdrome Dream Fantasy Twin is an American
amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes, of Holden, Missouri. The aircraft was derived from the single seat Airdrome Dream Classic and is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]
Design and development
The Airdrome Dream Fantasy Twin features a
side-by-side configuration open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration mounted above the cockpit on the keel tube.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together
two stroke Rotax 503, with 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582, 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447, 35 hp (26 kW) Rotax 377 or a 60 hp (45 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine optional. Building time from the factory-supplied kit is estimated at 200 hours by the manufacturer.[1][2]
Operational history
Four examples had been completed by December 2011.[1]
Specifications (Dream Fantasy Twin)
Data from Kitplanes and Airdrome Aeroplanes[1][2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 15 ft (4.6 m)
- Wingspan: 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Wing area: 150 sq ft (14 m2)
- Empty weight: 312 lb (142 kg)
- Gross weight: 630 lb (286 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × two stroke radial engine, 35 hp (26 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden
Performance
- Cruise speed: 45 mph (72 km/h, 39 kn)
- Stall speed: 27 mph (43 km/h, 23 kn)
- Range: 79 mi (127 km, 69 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 550 ft/min (2.8 m/s)
- Wing loading: 4.2 lb/sq ft (21 kg/m2)
References
- ^ a b c d e Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 39. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ a b Airdrome Aeroplanes (n.d.). "Dream Fantasy Twin Ultralight Trainer". Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2012.