Akaflieg Stuttgart fs26
The Akaflieg Stuttgart fs26 Moseppl is a German single-seat motor glider with twin fins and rudders designed and built by Akaflieg Stuttgart.[1] First flown on the 25 September 1970 it was designed as an experiment and not intended for production.[1]
| fs26 Moseppl | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Motor glider |
| National origin | West Germany |
| Manufacturer | Akaflieg Stuttgart |
| First flight | 25 September 1970 |
| Number built | 1 |
Design
The fs26 Moseppl is a cantilever high-wing monoplane with a monocoque nacelle fuselage and a glassfibre/balsa sandwich wing structure, fitted with airbrakes but no flaps or ailerons.[1] To make room for the engine the Moseppl has twin fins and rudders attached to the wing trailing edge with an all-moving tailplane between the tops of the vertically surfaces.[1] The pilot sits in an enclosed cockpit with a transparent canopy and the landing gear is a retracting rear monowheel and non-steerable nosewheel.[1] The rear-mounted engine is a 26 hp (19 kW) Solo-Hirth engine with a variable pitch pusher propeller.[1]
Specifications
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74.[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 3.94 m (12 ft 11.75 in)
- Wingspan: 12.60 m (41 ft 4 in)
- Height: 2.08 m (6 ft 9.75 in)
- Wing area: 13.2 m2 (142 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 12.1
- Empty weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
- Gross weight: 360 kg (793 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Solo-Hirth engine , 19 kW (26 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph, 108 kn)
- Stall speed: 75 km/h (47 mph, 41 kn)
- Maximum glide ratio: 24
- Rate of sink: 1.0 m/s (200 ft/min)
References
Notes
- Taylor 1973, p. 548
Bibliography
- Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00117-5.
- Akaflieg Stuttgart 90 Jahre Forschen-Bauen-Fliegen (in German) (1st ed.). Stuttgart: Akaflieg Stuttgart e.V. 2016. pp. 209–223.