Fournier RF-10

Fournier RF-10 is a two-seat motor glider designed by René Fournier in 1985. The aircraft is a further development of the RF-9 and incorporated plastic and carbon-fiber structures.

The aircraft has also been license manufactured in Brazil as the AMT 100 Ximango.

Operators

•  Brazil
•  Portugal: Portugal Air Force

Specifications (RF-10)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982-83 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 7.89 m (25 ft 10¾ in)
• Wingspan: 17.47 m (57 ft 3¾ in)
• Height: 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 18.70 m² (201.3 sq ft)
• Airfoil: NACA 64₃-618
• Aspect ratio: 16.3:1
• Empty weight: 530 kg (1,168 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 770 kg (1,697 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Limbach L2000 EO I air-cooled flat-four, 59.5 kW (80 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 km/h (108 knots, 124 mph)
• Stall speed: 72 km/h (39 knots, 45 mph)
• sink rate: 0.80 m/s (2.62 ft/s) (minimum) at 80 km/h (43.5 knots, 50 mph)

References

• Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982-83. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2.