| Bagaliante | |
|---|---|
| Role | Motor glider |
| National origin | Italy |
| Designer | Marino Bagalini |
| Unit cost | US$250 (plans only, 1998) |
The Bagalini Bagaliante is an Italian high-wing, strut-braced, single-seat, pusher configuration, conventional landing gear motor glider that was designed by Marino Bagalini and made available as plans for amateur construction.[1][2]
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The Bagaliante is constructed from wood and metal and is of "pod and boom" lay out.[1]
The 12.2 m (40.0 ft) span wing employs a Gottingen 535 airfoil at the wing root transitioning to a NACA 4412 section at the wing tip. The wing uses a semi-tapered planform, tapering outboard of the mid-span point. The specified engine is a 19 kW (25 hp) Rotax 277 two-stroke aircraft engine, mounted aft of the cockpit and driving a pusher propeller mounted above the tail boom. The fixed main wheels are located beside the fuselage on small sponsons.[1][3]
Even with the small Rotax 277 fitted the take-off and landing distance is 46 m (150.9 ft)[1]
The estimated time to build the aircraft from the plans is 700 hours.[1]
Data from Purdy[1]
General characteristics
Performance
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