Engineering:Fournier RF-9
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Short description: French / German touring motor glider, 1977
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| Fournier RF-9 motorglider F-CARF at Midden-Zeeland Airport (EHMZ), April 1, 1989 | |
| Role | Motorglider |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | René Fournier |
| First flight | 13 January 1977 |
The Fournier RF-9 is a two-seat motorglider of conventional sailplane configuration. Originally produced in France , manufacturing was later taken over by ABS Aircraft in Switzerland , and then by Gomolzig in Germany . The pilot and passenger are accommodated side-by-side, and the aircraft's wings are foldable for ease of storage. It first flew in 1977. The licence-built example was known as the Fournier RF-9 ABS but only one, registration D-KHGO (w/nr.9021) was ever constructed. In 1994, ABS Aircraft GmbH left the development of ABS RF-9 though two further kits had been built, and were later constructed by the Polish Aircraft company Polavia.
Specifications (RF-9)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8.06 m (26 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
- Height: 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 18 m2 (190 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
- Powerplant: × Limbach L2000 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
- Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,300 ft)
- Rate of climb: 3.6 m/s (710 ft/min)
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