Evektor EV-55 Outback
| EV-55 Outback | |
|---|---|
 | |
| EV-55 prototype (2011) | |
| Role | Twin-engined utility aircraft |
| National origin | Czech Republic |
| Manufacturer | Evektor-Aerotechnik |
| First flight | 24 June 2011 |
| Status | under development |
| Number built | 2 + 1 for static testing[1] |
| Unit cost |
$2.1 to $2.2 million[2] |
Evektor EV-55 Outback is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft that was designed and is built in the Czech Republic by Evektor-Aerotechnik. The prototype first flew on 24 June 2011.[3][4]
Design and development
In 2004 the company announced its plan to design and construct a two-engined utility aircraft that would carry up to 14 passengers or 4000 lb (1800 kg) of cargo, and operate from unimproved fields and at high-altitude airports. The aircraft will have three configurations: passenger transport, cargo transport and combined operations with space in front for cargo and passenger accommodation aft.
The EV-55 is of conventional high-wing utility design with a T-tail. The prototype aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney PT6A-21 turboprop engines (535 shaft horsepower), driving four-blade propellers. The wing is mounted atop a nearly-square fuselage, which has five windows per side. The trailing-link tricycle landing gear retracts into the nose section or pods on the lower fuselage. Expected maximum cruise speed is 220 knots (407 kph).[5]
The first prototype, an EV-55M (military version), flew from Kunovice Airport in June 2011, with company pilot Josef Charvat and military pilot Maj. Jiri Hana at the controls.[4] The first production-conforming aircraft flew from Kunovice in April 2016.[5]
Specifications (EV-55)
Data from Company website[6]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 9 passengers (normal class by airworthiness standards) or alternatively 14 passengers
- Length: 14.35 m (47 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 16.10 m (52 ft 10 in)
- Height: 4.66 m (15 ft 3 in)
- Empty weight: 2,658 kg (5,860 lb) (passenger configuration)
- Gross weight: 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 1656 kg
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-21 turboprop, 400 kW (540 hp) each [7]
- Propellers: 4-bladed AVIA AV-844, 2.082 m (6 ft 10.0 in) diameter
Performance
- Maximum speed: 408 km/h (254 mph; 220 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m) [7]
- Range: 2,258 km (1,403 mi; 1,219 nmi) [7]
- Service ceiling: 8,840 m (29,003 ft) [7]
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- ↑ [www.schneedorfer.cz], SCHNEEDORFER. "Aktuality: Druhý prototyp EV-55 Outback ve vzduchu - MAGAZÍN LETIŠTĚ ČESKÉ REPUBLIKY". letistecr.cz. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "SmartDeck panel added to Evektor's new turboprop twin". AOPA. 5 March 2012.
- ↑ Stephen Pope (29 June 2011). "Evektor EV-55 Makes First Flight". Flying. p. 20.
- 1 2 Evektor-Aerotechnik (June 2011). "Project information". Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- 1 2 Evektor flies first production-conforming EV-55, Flying, 14 April 2016
- ↑ Evektor-Aerotechnik. "Technical data". Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Sedlák, Lubomir (February 2012). "Czech Outback". Air International. pp. 80–83. ISSN 0306-5634.
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