ELA 10 Eclipse
| ELA 10 Eclipse | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Autogyro |
| National origin | Spain |
| Manufacturer | ELA Aviación |
| Status | In Production (2017) |
The ELA Aviation ELA 10 Eclipse is a Spanish, two-seat, enclosed autogyro, designed and built by ELA Aviación of Córdoba, Andalusia. It was introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen airshow in 2014. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1][2]
Design and development
[edit | edit source]The ELA 10 Eclipse has a single main rotor, a two-seats-in tandem enclosed cockpit with a bubble canopy, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants, plus a tail caster and a four-cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912 ULS or turbocharged 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 engine in pusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft fuselage is made from composites. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 8.50 m (27.9 ft) and a chord of 22 cm (8.7 in). The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 275 kg (606 lb) and a gross weight of 530 kg (1,168 lb) with the Rotax 914 engine (530 kg (1,168 lb) with the Rotax 912 ULS engine), giving a useful load of 255 kg (562 lb). With full fuel of 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal) the payload for the pilot, passengers and baggage is 183 kg (403 lb).[1]
Specifications (ELA 10 Eclipse)
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Data from Tacke[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Empty weight: 275 kg (606 lb)
- Gross weight: 530 kg (1,168 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914 four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, turbocharged four stroke aircraft engine, 86 kW (115 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
- Main rotor area: 57 m2 (610 sq ft)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
- Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
- Disk loading: 9.3 kg/m2 (1.9 lb/sq ft)
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 193. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
