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RUCKUS - Airframe

Performance Parameters

          

Configuration — Single Place – Conventional Gear

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Empty Weight — 254 lb.

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Gross Weight — 550 lb.

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Length — 17.5 ft.

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Wing Span — 28.4 ft.

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Wing Area — 122 ft2

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Wing Load Limits @gross weight — 4.0

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Design Load Limits @gross Weight ‚ +4/-2

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Stall Speed — 24 mph

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Cruise Speed — 50 mph

 

Aft Stability Limit — 25.3 in.

 

Aft CG — 22.8 in.

 

Roll Rate — 45-degree bank to 45-degree bank in 2.5 seconds

 

Take off Distance — 350 ft.

 

Landing Distance — 300 ft.

 

Fuel Capacity — 5 gal.

 

Endurance — 2 hrs.

 

Fuel Consumption — 2 gallons/hour

 

Range — 50-100 miles

 

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Limitations / V-speeds

 

VNE — 100 mph

 

VA  — 48 mph

 

VY — 30 mph

 

VX — 27 mph

 

VS — 24.1 mph

 

VSO — 22 mph

 

V(Max) — 54 mph at 37 Hp

 

Rate of Climb — 650 ft/min

 

V (Min Sink) — 27.3mph

 

Min Sink Rate — 580 ft/min

 

VR — 28 mph

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Max Crosswind Component — 10 mph

 

Max Wind Speed — 25 mph

 

Max Bank Angle — 45 degrees

 

Max Pitch Angle — 30 degrees

 

L/D= @35 mph — 4.6

 

Drag Polar = C(D) — 0.13+0.088*(C(L)^2)

 

Permissible fuels: Refer to engine manual

Maximum RPM: Refer to engine manual

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