The Sidewinder is a copy of the Phantom X1 that was built by former Phantom Aeronautics employee Fred Bell. It was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 250 lb (113 kg). It features a cable-bracedhigh-wing, a single-seat, open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with the flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. The Sidewinder differs from the X1 in having flaps. Its 30 ft (9.1 m) span wing is cable-braced from an inverted "V" kingpost mounted on top of the wing. The landing gear has suspension on all wheels and features a steerable nosewheel, plus main wheel brakes. The pilot is accommodated on an open seat, partially enclosed by a fibreglassfairing with a windshield. The standard engine provided was the Kawasaki TA 440Asnowmobile powerplant of 37 hp (28 kW).[1]
bell, sidewinder, american, ultralight, aircraft, supplied, amateur, construction, sidewinderrole, ultralight, aircraftnational, origin, united, statesdesigner, fred, bellstatus, production, completeddeveloped, from, phantom, contents, design, development, spe. The Bell Sidewinder is an American ultralight aircraft supplied as a kit for amateur construction 1 SidewinderRole Ultralight aircraftNational origin United StatesDesigner Fred BellStatus Production completedDeveloped from Phantom X1 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications Sidewinder 3 See also 4 ReferencesDesign and development editThe Sidewinder is a copy of the Phantom X1 that was built by former Phantom Aeronautics employee Fred Bell It was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules including the category s maximum empty weight of 254 lb 115 kg The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 250 lb 113 kg It features a cable braced high wing a single seat open cockpit tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration 1 The aircraft is made from bolted together aluminum tubing with the flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth The Sidewinder differs from the X1 in having flaps Its 30 ft 9 1 m span wing is cable braced from an inverted V kingpost mounted on top of the wing The landing gear has suspension on all wheels and features a steerable nosewheel plus main wheel brakes The pilot is accommodated on an open seat partially enclosed by a fibreglass fairing with a windshield The standard engine provided was the Kawasaki TA 440A snowmobile powerplant of 37 hp 28 kW 1 Specifications Sidewinder editData from Cliche 1 General characteristicsCrew one Length 16 ft 6 in 5 03 m Wingspan 30 ft 0 in 9 14 m Height 7 ft 10 in 2 39 m Wing area 154 sq ft 14 3 m2 Empty weight 250 lb 113 kg Gross weight 500 lb 227 kg Fuel capacity 5 U S gallons 19 L 4 2 imp gal Powerplant 1 Kawasaki TA 440A Twin cylinder two stroke snowmobile engine with a 2 3 1 belt reduction drive 37 hp 28 kW Propellers 2 bladed wooden 4 ft 2 in 1 27 m diameterPerformance Maximum speed 60 mph 97 km h 52 kn Cruise speed 50 mph 80 km h 43 kn Stall speed 26 mph 42 km h 23 kn Never exceed speed 100 mph 160 km h 87 kn Service ceiling 14 500 ft 4 400 m g limits 6 4 calculated Maximum glide ratio 7 1 Rate of climb 800 ft min 4 1 m s Rate of sink 490 ft min 2 5 m s Wing loading 3 25 lb sq ft 15 9 kg m2 See also editRelated development Worldwide Ultralite SpitfireReferences edit a b c d Cliche Andre Ultralight Aircraft Shopper s Guide 8th Edition page E 33 and 37 Cybair Limited Publishing 2001 ISBN 0 9680628 1 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bell Sidewinder amp oldid 1066329197, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
