Bushcaddy R-120
| R-120 | |
|---|---|
| |
| CLASS R-120 BushCaddy | |
| Role | Kit aircraft
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| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | Canadian Light Aircraft Sales and Service
Bushcaddy |
| Status | In production |
| Number built | 43 (December 2011) |
| Developed from | Bushcaddy R-80 |
| Variants | Bushcaddy L-160 |
The Bushcaddy R-120 is a Canadian
The R-120 is a development of the Bushcaddy R-80 and is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1][2][3]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Canadian and United States amateur-built aircraft rules. It features a
side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The R-120 is structurally strengthened over the R-80 to allow a higher gross weight and accept larger engines.[1][2][3]
The aircraft is made from
Standard engines used on the R-120 include the 80 hp (60 kW)
four-stroke powerplants. The aircraft can also be mounted on floats and skis. Controls include a central "Y" control stick.[1][2][3]
Construction time for the R-120 from the factory kit is 1,000 hours.[3]
Variants
- CLASS R-120 BushCaddy
- Version produced by CLASS of Les Cedres, Quebec.
- Bushcaddy R-120
- Current production version produced by Bushcaddy of Lachute, Quebec after buying the rights from CLASS in 2011.[3]
Specifications (R-120)
Data from KitPlanes and Bushcaddy[2][3]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 22 ft 1 in (6.73 m)
- Wingspan: 32 ft (9.8 m)
- Wing area: 168 sq ft (15.6 m2)
- NACA4413 (mod)
- Empty weight: 832 lb (377 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg) (1700 lbs (771kg) with factory approval)
- Fuel capacity: 155 litres (34 imp gal; 41 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × four stroke aircraft engine, 100 hp (75 kW)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn) at 75% power
- Stall speed: 34 mph (55 km/h, 30 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
- Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
- g limits: +5.7/-3.8
- Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
- Wing loading: 8.9 lb/sq ft (43 kg/m2)
References
- ^ a b c d e Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 35. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b c d e f Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 47. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bushcaddy (2012). "R-120 Two place". Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ Hunt, Adam: Elegant Utility - Flying the CLASS R-80 BushCaddy, Canadian Flight July 2005, page B-1. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association.
External links
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