Misplaced Pages

CEA-308

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
CEA-308
Role Sports aircraftType of aircraft
National origin Brazil
Manufacturer CEA-EEUFMG
Designer Paulo Iscold
First flight 2002
Number built 1

The CEA-308 is a Brazilian sports aircraft designed by Paulo Iscold, that beat four FAI World Records with pilot Gúnar Armin Halboth.

Design and development

The CEA-308, is an aircraft composed of fiberglass and wood, covered by extruded polystyrene foam plates. The wing spar is made of freijó, manufactured in plywood. A 64 HP Rotax 532 engine was used for flight tests, and later a 100 HP Hirth engine was installed, enabling the aircraft to reach speeds of up to 400 km/h. After some time it was decided to replace the engine with a Jabiru, which is the one that remains in the aircraft to this day. It has a three-blade propeller, also built by Hirth.

Records

  • Time to Climb to 3,000 Meters: 8 min 15 sec.
  • Speed Over a 15 Kilometer Course: 329.1 km/h
  • Speed Over a 100 Kilometer Closed Course: 326.8 km/h
  • Speed Over a 3 Kilometer Course: 360.13 km/h

Specification

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 4.86 m (15 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 4.74 m (51.0 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 205 kg (452 lb)
  • Gross weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Jabiru 2200 , 60 kW (80 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed Hirth

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 307 km/h (191 mph, 166 kn)
  • Stall speed: 85 km/h (53 mph, 46 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 6.7 m/s (1,320 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 63 kg/m (13 lb/sq ft)

See also

References

  1. Simons, Martin (2005). Sailplanes 1965 - 2000. Königswinter: EQIP Werbung & Verlag GmbH. pp. 16–17. ISBN 3-9808838-1-7.
  2. Paulo Iscold. "Using Experimental Aircrafts [sic] to Teach Aeronautical Engineering". Federal University of Minas Gerais. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Brazilian Students and their professor build a world record break aircraft". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (Press release).
  4. "Gúnar Armin Halboth (BRA) (16134)". 10 October 2017.
  5. "Gúnar Armin Halboth (BRA) (16135)". 10 October 2017.
  6. "Record". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (Press release).

External links

Categories: