| Enduro | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight trikeType of aircraft |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Ultraleichtflug Schmidtler |
| Status | Production completed |
The Schmidtler Enduro is a German ultralight trike that was designed and produced by Ultraleichtflug Schmidtler of Munich. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
The aircraft is no longer listed on the company website and presumed to be out of production.
Design and development
The Enduro was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with an optional cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with optional wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 10 m (32.8 ft) span Air Creation wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine or a twin cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, 100 hp (75 kW) BMW 1100 motorcycle engine.
Operational history
The Enduro XC model was used to set several microlight class world records for speed and altitude.
Variants
- Enduro BMW
- Model equipped with a 100 hp (75 kW) BMW 1100 motorcycle engine and no cockpit fairing. This model has an empty weight of 218 kg (481 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb), giving a useful load of 232 kg (511 lb). With full fuel of 65 litres (14 imp gal; 17 US gal) the payload is 185 kg (408 lb).
- Enduro XC
- Model equipped with a 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 aircraft engine or an optional 100 hp (75 kW) BMW 1100 motorcycle engine and a full cockpit fairing. This model has an empty weight of 270 kg (595 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb), giving a useful load of 180 kg (397 lb). With full fuel of 64 litres (14 imp gal; 17 US gal) the payload is 134 kg (295 lb).
Specifications (Enduro BMW)
Data from Bayerl
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 17 m (180 sq ft)
- Fuel capacity: 65 litres (14 imp gal; 17 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × BMW 1100 two cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke motorcycle engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
- Propellers: 4-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
- Cruise speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
- Stall speed: 63 km/h (39 mph, 34 kn)
- Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 26.5 kg/m (5.4 lb/sq ft)
References
- ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 223-224. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- Ultraleichtflug Schmidtler (n.d.). "Willkommen zu den Informationsseiten von Ultraleichtflug Schmidtler". Retrieved 17 September 2013.