Bagalini Bagaliante
| Bagaliante | |
|---|---|
| Role | Motor glider |
| National origin | Italy |
| Designer | Marino Bagalini |
The Bagalini Bagaliante (a portmanteau of "Bagalini" and "Glider") is an Italian high-wing, strut-braced, single-seat, pusher configuration, conventional landing gear motor glider that was designed by Marino Bagalini and made available as plans for amateur construction.[1][2]
Design and development[edit]
The Bagaliante is constructed from wood and metal and is of pod-and-boom layout.[1]
The 12.2 m (40.0 ft) span wing employs a Göttingen 535 airfoil at the wing root, transitioning to an NACA 4412 section at the wingtip. The wing uses a semi-tapered planform, tapering outboard of the mid-span point. The specified engine is a 19 kW (25 hp) Rotax 277 two-stroke aircraft engine, mounted aft of the cockpit and driving a pusher propeller mounted above the tail boom. The fixed mainwheels are located beside the fuselage on small sponsons.[1][3]
Even with the small Rotax 277 fitted, the takeoff and landing distance is 46 m (150.9 ft)[1]
The estimated time to build the aircraft from the plans is 700 hours.[1]
Specifications (Bagaliante)[edit]
Data from Purdy[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 6.40 m (21.00 ft)
- Wingspan: 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)
- Airfoil: root: Gottingen 535, tip: NACA 4412
- Empty weight: 110 kg (242 lb)
- Gross weight: 185 kg (407 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 11 litres (2.9 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 277 , 19 kW (26 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden
Performance
- Maximum speed: 87 km/h (54 mph, 47 kn)
- Cruise speed: 60 km/h (37 mph, 32 kn)
- Stall speed: 42 km/h (26 mph, 23 kn)
- Rate of climb: 4.6 m/s (900 ft/min)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 304. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ Pilot Mix (n.d.). "Bagalini Bagaliante". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
