The Tecnam P92 Echo and Tecnam P92 Eaglet are Italian high-winged, light aircraft , designed by Luigi Pascale and built by Tecnam of Naples .[2] [3]
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P92 Echo Type Two-seat ultralight monoplane National origin Italy Manufacturer Tecnam Designer Status In production First flight 14 March 1993[1]
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The P92 design dates to 1960, but versions comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing , an enclosed cabin with two seats in side-by-side configuration accessed by doors, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration .[3]
The aircraft is made of sheet and tubular aluminum . Standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS , 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 and the 100 hp (75 kW) Lycoming IO-233 four-stroke powerplants.[3]
The P92 Eaglet was introduced in 2008. It employs a cockpit section made of steel tubing covered in sheet aluminum and a monocoque tail cone. It also features a new wing design, a rear window and a cabin that is 117 cm (46 in) wide.[3]
The design is an accepted Federal Aviation Administration special light-sport aircraft.[4]
Tecnam P92 Taildragger P92-JS An upgraded version of the P92-J with 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912S . Changes include shortened wings, metal flaps, redesigned engine cowling and fairings.
P92-LY As P92 JS but with Lycoming YO-233-B2A engine instead of Rotax
P92 Echo Available with 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL or 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS engine. Tecnam P92 Sea-Sky P92 Sea-Sky Amphibian version of the P92 Echo, with conventional floats equipped with retractable wheels.[3] P92-S Echo Redesigned wings, engine cowling, windshield and fairing to reduce drag. Available with 81 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912U or 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912S .
P92 Echo Super With 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS .
P92-J An upgraded version of the Echo. Available with 81 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912U .
P92 2000RG Fuselage redesigned, shorter wingspan, retractable landing gear. With 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912S engine.
P92-JS P92 Eaglet 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912 engine, adds winglets to improve aerodynamic efficiency[3] P92 Eaglet G5 As P92 Eaglet but with free-castering nosewheel instead of steerable
P92 Eaglet G5LY As P92 Eaglet G5 but with Lycoming IO-233-B2A engine instead of Rotax.[3]
P92-TD A conventional landing gear equipped (taildragger) compliant with the American Light Sport rules, First flown on 22 December 2011 and introduced at Sun 'n Fun 2012.[3] [5]
P92 Echo Light Classic Tricycle landing gear equipped version with a gross weight of 500 kg (1,102 lb) [3]
Civil
The P92 is popular with flight training schools and is also operated by private individuals and companies.
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2004-05[1]
General characteristics
Crew: 2Length: 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)Wingspan: 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)Height: 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)Wing area: 13.2 m2 (142 sq ft)Empty weight: 304 kg (670 lb)Max takeoff weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)Fuel capacity: 90 L (24 US gal; 20 imp gal) total with 80 L (21 US gal; 18 imp gal) usable ( 70 L (18 US gal; 15 imp gal) total in earlier versions) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 73.5 kW (98.6 hp)Propellers: 2-bladed GT-172/164, 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) diameter fixed pitch wooden propeller
Performance
Maximum speed: 235 km/h (146 mph, 127 kn) at sea levelCruise speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn) at 75% power with propeller 2,200 rpmStall speed: 70 km/h (43 mph, 38 kn) flaps downNever exceed speed : km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)Endurance: 4.5-5 hoursService ceiling: 4,510 m (14,800 ft)g limits: + 3.8 - 1.5Maximum glide ratio: 13Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)Take-off run: 143 m (469 ft)Landing run: 100 m (328 ft)
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Jackson, Paul, ed. (2005). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2004-05 (95th ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Group. pp. 323–324. ISBN 0-7106-2614-2 Bayerl, Robby; Berkemeier, Martin; al, et, eds. (2015). "Tecnam P92". World Directory of Light Aviation 2011-12 . Lancaster: 80. ISSN 1368-485X . Tacke, Willi; Boric, Marino; al, et, eds. (2015). "Tecnam P92". World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16 . Lancaster: 82–83. ISSN 1368-485X .
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