Sundancer
SunDancer - Brief Technical Description:
The SunDancer motorglider is a two-seat, single-engine, mid-wing airplane with side-by-side seating.The aircraft is of all-composite construction.
The flaper on the SunDancer wing has flap settings to +9 degrees with the airbakes operating on a separate control. The tailplane is a T-tail design.
The undercarriage may be tricycle or tail-dragger with a steerable tailwheel. The main wheels are equipped with hydraulic brakes and the main undercarriage is sprung, made of a continuous laminated composite construction. Integral fuel tanks are located in the wing leading edge.
The SunDancer motorglider may be equipped with removable wing extensions allowing for a change in wingspan from 42" 8" (13 m) to 49' 2" (15m). The extensions increase the wingspan and performance of the aircraft.
| SunDancer Specifications: | ||
| Wingspan | 42' 8" (49' 2" | 13 (15) m |
| Length | 21' 8" | 6.6 m |
| Height | 6' 5" | 1.95 m |
| Wing area | 136 sq ft | 12.6 sq m |
| Aerofoil section | SM 701 | SM 701 |
| MTOW: | ||
| - Flaperon version | 1320 lbs | 600 kg |
| Empty weight | 639 lbs | 290 kg |
| Engine options: | ||
| Rotax 912 UL | 80 HP |
80 HP |
| Rotax 912 ULS | 100 HP | 100 HP |
| Minimum speed | 34 kts |
63 km/h |
| Cruise speed | 86 kts | 160 km/h |
| Maximum speed: | ||
| - Flaperon version | 119 kts | 222 km/h |
| Glide ratio | ~26:1 (30:1) | ~26:1 (30:1) |
| Climb solo | 700 (1400)fpm | 3.5 (7.0)m/s |
| Climb MTOW | 500 (900)fpm | 2.5 (5.0)m/s |
| Min. sink rate | 200 fpm | 1.1 m/s |
| Fuel tank/s | 1 / 2x13 USgal | 1 / 2x50 l |
| Cockpit width | 39 / 41" | 990 / 1041 mm |
| Seats | 2 | 2 |
| SunDancer Motorglider Standard inclusions: |
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| Engine Rotax 912 UL | Canopy with storm windows | ||
| WOODCOMP Propeller | Camloc screws on the cowling | ||
| Fire Block on fuel lines | Position light (Strobe) | ||
| Stainless exhaust | |||
| 2 x 50 liters fuel tank | TE Compensated Vario | ||
| Pilot seat on the left | BRS | ||
| Tail dragger undercarriage (wheels 400x8) | Carbon fuselage |
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| Standard VFR instrumentation: | Wingtips for 15m span | ||
| Air speed indicator | Winglets - "Shark fins" | ||
| Altimeter | |||
| Vertical speed indicator | First aid kit | ||
| Magnetic compass | Fire extinguisher | ||
| Engine instruments | Special fuel filter ("gascolator") | ||
| Bank indicator (ball) | Parking brake |
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| Radio and Transponder | |||
| Basic radio pre-equipment preparation | Gap seal on control surfaces | ||