|
| Span |
Area |
Empty Weight |
Payload |
Gross Weight |
Wing Load |
Water Ballast |
| m |
ft |
sq.m |
sq.ft |
kg |
lb. |
kg |
lb. |
kg |
lb. |
kg
/sq.m |
lb.
/sq.ft |
kg |
lb. |
| 13.3 |
0 |
8.9 |
0 |
185 |
0 |
105 |
0 |
300 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Aspect
ratio: |
20 |
| Airfoil: |
|
| Structure: |
|
| Engine: |
Alisport A302efi" 28 Hp single-cylinder air-cooled engine |
Comment:
The class-leading Silent 2 TARGA is a
high-performance light self-launching sailplane
for recreational and sport flying, powered by the
proven Alisport A302efi engine producing 28hp at
6200rpm. This single-lever FADEC engine has
electronic ignition, fuel-injection, electric
start, and flywheel generator. The patented
counterweighted monoblade carbon-fiber propeller
has a swept diameter of 1.4m and electrically
retracts into the fuselage along with the engine
pylon.
The wings have an elliptical planform, vertical
design winglets, and a span of 13.3 meters. The
wing structure includes extensive use of carbon
fiber, both in the sandwich skins and in the tapered
I-beam wing spar which uses pultruded carbon rods
for the spar caps. The wing geometry is unique in
that it varies non-linearly from the root to the
tip, both in overall planform shape and in wing
section profile. The flaperons stretch for 11.0
meters of the full wingspan and their range of
motion varies from positive landing L, to +4ﾰ for
thermalling, to 0ﾰ, -4ﾰ, and S reflex positions
for cruising.
The sailplane is trimmed in pitch via an
innovative variable-position horizontal
stabilizer. The stabilizer position is governed by
the flaperon setting: the five settings of the
flap control produce corresponding changes to the
stabilizer incidence, thus defining the trim
airspeed in relation to the flap requirements. The
conventional elevator remains in trail, minimizing
trim drag. |
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