Structure: Welded steel tube, with aluminium alloy spars and tail-cone, covered with Dacron sewn skins, Lexan glazing and doors..
Engine: Jabiru 2200cc 4-stroke 80hp at 3300rpm, driving a 2-blade wooden propellor.
Features: Wings fold alongside fuselage and tail planes fold up to fin to give narrow storage profile. Generous space in cockpit, with excellent useful load.
Dimensions and weights:
Wing Span 34.5 ft; Length 20 ft; Height 9 ft (Tricycle)
Cockpit Width 42 in to 45.5 in; Fuel Capacity 14.5 gal Imp / 65 litres
Gross Weight 1100 lbs; Empty Weight 600 lbs
Useful Load 500 lbs; Wing Loading 6.5 lbs; Limit Load Factors +4 -2
Performance: With 80 hp Rotax 912 water-cooled
Fuel consumption 15 LPH @ 80%
Take Off Roll 190 ft; Landing Roll 250 ft
Rate of Climb 1000 fpm; Service Ceiling 17,000 ft
Cruise 100 mph; VNE 120 mph
Stall Clean 41 mph; Stall Flaps 36 mph
Roll Rate 70° /sec; Glide Ratio 9:1
Endurance 4.4 hrs; Range 440 miles
The Jabiru engine fitted in G-TSOB has a similar performance, and is
direct drive.
Rans
S6-ES 3-axis drawings (c) RANS
http://www.rans.com/3S6ES.htm
