All Aeroplanes Bite Fools - Making Friends With The Minisport

  Рет қаралды 16,083

Mike Wood

Mike Wood

Күн бұрын

A little late, perhaps, but my views on the detail of flying an SD1 Minisport. The opinions are mine alone, not intended to be an Instruction Manual, but might be useful to new pilots or those who might be considering being one.
I haven't paid too much attention to general handling because every aircraft will be different in small ways...see the update to the "numbers"... and will vary with weights of pilot, fuel etc. It might suffice to say that with 20 litres of fuel and me - a total of 92kgs - I can cruise at 79kts (91mph, 147km/hr) at 3100rpm and burn 4.7lph, which is a pretty impressive figure and cheap fun considering the cost of fuel nowadays.
Following a request from a subscriber, I did a test flight to record my results for performance so that some comparisons can be made. Obviously these will change according to all the usual factors, so I've done my best to record everything that might have a bearing on why my aircraft might perform differently to yours, or the manufacturer's spec. Please also note that the EMS RPM indications fluctuate by as much as 500 but often around 100, so I've tried to average out the variations.
The test took place with an OAT of +17C, aircraft plus pilot weight of 202kg and 25l of fuel, Relative Humidity of 29% and Density Altitude of 2000 feet for the cruise tests.
Ground Idle RPM 1200
Max Static RPM 3250
Full Power Climb @ 55 kts, half flap, RPM max achievable 3250
....."........................@ 60kts, clean, RPM max 3250, RoC 600fpm
Slow cruise flight 1/2 flap 53 kts with 2400 RPM (downwind in the circuit)
Slow cruise flight clean 66 kts with 2800 RPM
Fast cruise flight 83 kts with 3250 RPM
Max Continuous cruise 94 kts with 3600 RPM
Glide 60 kts, -500 fpm, flight idle 1750 RPM
Useful? Let me know if you've read it, and how it compares with your aeroplane?

Пікірлер: 55
SD 1 MiniSport, SD1 Mini Sport experimental aircraft from SD Planes USA AV16
14:19
Light Sport and Ultralight Flyer
Рет қаралды 55 М.
Violet Beauregarde Doll🫐
00:58
PIRANKA
Рет қаралды 51 МЛН
Throwing Swords From My Blue Cybertruck
00:32
Mini Katana
Рет қаралды 11 МЛН
Fake watermelon by Secret Vlog
00:16
Secret Vlog
Рет қаралды 11 МЛН
minisport mods part 4 - Blowing Smoke
17:43
Mike Wood
Рет қаралды 4 М.
SD-1 Minisport Fool's day flight
15:46
JK Aviation SDplanesUK
Рет қаралды 21 М.
SD1-Minisport_timelapse_fuselage 1/3
7:54
M.Hoblík
Рет қаралды 14 М.
FANSTOP...the result of an engine failure on final approach.
3:13
AERO 2019 Film über SD-1 Minisport und SD-2 Sportmaster
19:57
Kurt Singelmann
Рет қаралды 22 М.
Building the Q2
10:59
kpsingleton
Рет қаралды 114 М.
SD1-Minisport_timelapse_fuselage 3/3
10:42
M.Hoblík
Рет қаралды 5 М.
Tight Landings, Take Offs, and Close Calls!
13:13
Backcountry182
Рет қаралды 1,2 МЛН
Violet Beauregarde Doll🫐
00:58
PIRANKA
Рет қаралды 51 МЛН