Engineering:Ultimate Aircraft 10 Dash
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| Role | Aerobatic sport biplane |
| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | Ultimate Aircraft Corporation |
| First flight | 6 October 1985 |
The Ultimate Aircraft 10 Dash is a Canadian single-seat sport and aerobatic biplane designed and built by Ultimate Aircraft Corporation of Guelph, Ontario.[1][2]
Design and development
The 10 Dash Model 100 was designed as sport biplane that could be either bought assembled or for amateur construction from either plans or a kit.[1] The first prototype 10 Dash 100 first flew on 6 October 1985.[1] It is designed to have either a 100 hp (75 kW) or 180 hp (134 kW) engine fitted for example a 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200 engine.[1] It is a braced biplane with wooden wings, a welded steel tube fuselage, fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel and a single open cockpit.[1] An aerobatic variant, the 10 Dash 200, is powered by a 180-200 hp engine.[1] A competition aerobatic variant, the 10 Dash 300 can be fitted with either a 300 hp (224 kW) or 350 hp (261 kW) Lycoming engine with a three-bladed propeller.[1] The 10 Dash 300 has a longer fuselage and longer-span wings with full-span symmetrical ailerons.[1] A tandem two-seat variant, the 20 Dash 300, also joined the family.[1]
Variants
- 10 Dash 100
- Basic single-seat sport variant.[1]
- 10 Dash 200
- Single-seat aerobatic variant.[1][2]
- 10 Dash 300
- Higher-power single-seat competition variant.[1][2]
- 20 Dash 300
- Tandem two-seat variant with a single-piece bubble canopy.[1][2]
Specifications (10 Dash 300)
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
- Wingspan: 19 ft 6 in (5.95 m)
- Wing area: 120 sq ft (11.15 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,650 lb (748 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming engine , 300 or 350 hp (224 or 261 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 250 mph (402 km/h, 220 kn)
- Cruise speed: 190 mph (305 km/h, 170 kn)
- Range: 900 mi (1,448 km, 780 nmi)
- g limits: +7/-5
- Roll rate: 360°/sec
- Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (15.2 m/s)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Taylor, John W.R., ed (1989). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-7106-0896-9.
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