The Skyeton Swift is a conventionally laid out single-engine, high-wing light aircraft with side-by-side seating for two. The wings have constant chord, each braced with a single lift strut to the lower fuselage longeron. They use a single metal spar and have stressed skin metal upper surfaces and leading edges, combined with fabric covered lower surfaces aft of the spar. Fabric covered ailerons and inboard slotted flaps together occupy the whole of the wing trailing edges. The wings carry 2.17° dihedral.[1][2][3]
The Swift's fuselage is built around four welded steel longerons and skinned with composite materials. Behind the cabin the fuselage diameter decreases markedly to the tail. The fin leading edge and the rudder hinge are both strongly swept but the trailing edge of the rudder, which carries an electrically operated trim tab, is only slightly swept. The tailplane and single piece elevator, also tabbed, are set well back, with the tailplane leading edge behind the rudder hinge. A small triangular underfin provides more vertical stabilizer area. A fixed tricycle undercarriage is mounted on the lower fuselage with cantilever legs. The wheels are spatted and the nosewheel steerable.[1][2][3]
The Swift can be fitted with one of two Rotax 912 flat-four engines: the 59 kW (79 hp) 912UL or the 74 kW (99 hp) 912ULS. Both engines drive three-bladed propellers.[1]
The Swift first flew in October 2006 and was developed into two versions. The first, designated K-10(02) Swift or ULM (ultra leger motorise), is aimed at the French ultralight market and gained French approval in 2009. The second version is targeted at the North American market and designated K-10(01) or LSA (for the US Light Sport Aircraft category). This has a wingspan increase of 600 mm, greater fuel capacity and a higher maximum take-off weight.[1]
As of May 2019, the Swift is no longer mentioned on the manufacturer's website, indicating production was terminated.[4]
Operational historyedit
Eight Swifts[5] are on the Ukrainian civil register, one on the Russian[6] and six more on the French register.[7][8] One Swift has been manufactured in the US by SkyetonAmerica of Bettendorf, Iowa.[9]
Specifications (K-10(01))edit
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2010/11[1]
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skyeton, swift, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, available, as. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message The Skyeton K 10 Swift is a two seat single engine light sports or ultralight aircraft designed in Ukraine K 10 Swift Role Light Sport Aircraft or Ultralight National origin Ukraine Manufacturer Skyeton Kyiv Designer Igor Gapanovich First flight October 2006 Number built at least 9 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Specifications K 10 01 4 References 5 External linksDesign and development editThe Skyeton Swift is a conventionally laid out single engine high wing light aircraft with side by side seating for two The wings have constant chord each braced with a single lift strut to the lower fuselage longeron They use a single metal spar and have stressed skin metal upper surfaces and leading edges combined with fabric covered lower surfaces aft of the spar Fabric covered ailerons and inboard slotted flaps together occupy the whole of the wing trailing edges The wings carry 2 17 dihedral 1 2 3 The Swift s fuselage is built around four welded steel longerons and skinned with composite materials Behind the cabin the fuselage diameter decreases markedly to the tail The fin leading edge and the rudder hinge are both strongly swept but the trailing edge of the rudder which carries an electrically operated trim tab is only slightly swept The tailplane and single piece elevator also tabbed are set well back with the tailplane leading edge behind the rudder hinge A small triangular underfin provides more vertical stabilizer area A fixed tricycle undercarriage is mounted on the lower fuselage with cantilever legs The wheels are spatted and the nosewheel steerable 1 2 3 The Swift can be fitted with one of two Rotax 912 flat four engines the 59 kW 79 hp 912UL or the 74 kW 99 hp 912ULS Both engines drive three bladed propellers 1 The Swift first flew in October 2006 and was developed into two versions The first designated K 10 02 Swift or ULM ultra leger motorise is aimed at the French ultralight market and gained French approval in 2009 The second version is targeted at the North American market and designated K 10 01 or LSA for the US Light Sport Aircraft category This has a wingspan increase of 600 mm greater fuel capacity and a higher maximum take off weight 1 As of May 2019 the Swift is no longer mentioned on the manufacturer s website indicating production was terminated 4 Operational history editEight Swifts 5 are on the Ukrainian civil register one on the Russian 6 and six more on the French register 7 8 One Swift has been manufactured in the US by SkyetonAmerica of Bettendorf Iowa 9 Specifications K 10 01 editData from Jane s All the World s Aircraft 2010 11 1 General characteristicsCapacity 2 Length 6 235 m 20 ft 5 in Wingspan 9 10 m 29 ft 10 in Height 2 67 m 8 ft 9 in Airfoil NACA 23015 modified Empty weight 285 kg 628 lb without rescue parachute Max takeoff weight 575 kg 1 268 lb Powerplant 1 Rotax 912 ULS 4 cylinder horizontally opposed 73 5 kW 98 6 hp Propellers 3 bladed 1 70 m 5 ft 7 in diameter Performance Maximum speed 225 km h 140 mph 121 kn Cruise speed 205 km h 127 mph 111 kn Stall speed 58 km h 36 mph 31 kn flaps down power off Range 900 km 560 mi 490 nmi g limits 6 75 3 3 Rate of climb 6 0 m s 1 180 ft min at sea levelReferences edit a b c d e Jackson Paul 2010 Jane s All the World s Aircraft 2010 11 Coulsdon Surrey IHS Jane s pp 613 4 ISBN 978 0 7106 2916 6 a b Bayerl Robby Martin Berkemeier et al World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011 12 page 75 WDLA UK Lancaster UK 2011 ISSN 1368 485X a b Tacke Willi Marino Boric et al World Directory of Light Aviation 2015 16 page 80 Flying Pages Europe SARL 2015 ISSN 1368 485X https skyeton com Partington Dave 2010 European registers handbook 2010 Coulsdon Surrey Air Britain Historians Ltd pp 513 4 ISBN 978 0 7106 2916 6 Russian Swift Retrieved 2010 11 11 F JYCB Retrieved 2010 11 11 F JXFA Retrieved 2010 11 11 N11930 Retrieved 2010 11 11 External links edit nbsp Media related to Skyeton K 10 Swift at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skyeton K 10 Swift amp oldid 1104537007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
