Hindustan Ardhra
| ATS-1 Ardhra | |
|---|---|
| Role | Training sailplane
|
| Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics
|
| First flight | 5 March 1979 |
The Hindustan Ardhra ("Green" or "The Moist One" in
Hindustan Aeronautics
and the type was approved for use for flying by cadets.
Operators
Specifications
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.61 m (28 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
- Height: 2.464 m (8 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 21.83 m2 (235.0 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 12.5
- Airfoil: Wortmann FX-61-184
- Empty weight: 328 kg (723 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 508 kg (1,120 lb)
Performance
- Stall speed: 61 km/h (38 mph, 33 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
- g limits: +5.3 -2.65
- Maximum glide ratio: 26
- Rate of sink: 0.78 m/s (154 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 17.32 kg/m2 (3.55 lb/sq ft)
References
Further reading
- Taylor, Michael J.H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopaedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-517-69186-1.
- Taylor, John W.R.; Munson, Kenneth, eds. (1985). Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1985-86 (76 ed.). London: Jane's Pub. p. 746. ISBN 9780710608215.
