Roland S-STOL
| S-STOL | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight aircraft and Light-sport aircraft
|
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Roland Aircraft |
| Status | In production (2012) |
The Roland S-STOL is a German
ultralight and light-sport aircraft, produced by Roland Aircraft. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the
side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit accessed via doors, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from sheet
Operational history
Reviewer Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review saying, "high reliability, robustness and real short-field ability make it a good-natured aircraft with forgiving characteristics both in the air and on the ground, where its robust undercarriage, high ground clearance and tundra tires help it cope with the roughest strips."[2]
Specifications (S-STOL)
Data from Bayerl and Roland Aircraft[1][3]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 11.4 m2 (123 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 275 kg (606 lb)
- Gross weight: 530 kg (1,168 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 90 litres (20 imp gal; 24 US gal) in two wing tanks
- Powerplant: 1 × four stroke aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
- Cruise speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
- Stall speed: 58 km/h (36 mph, 31 kn)
- Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,000 ft)
- g limits: +6/-3
- Rate of climb: 6.5 m/s (1,280 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 46.5 kg/m2 (9.5 lb/sq ft)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 73. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ "STOL Technische Daten". Roland-aircraft.de. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.