Rans S-19 Venterra

S-19 Venterra
Rans S-19LS
Role Light-sport aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Rans Inc
Designer Randy Schlitter
First flight 28 Jun 2007
Introduction late 2008
Status In production
Produced 2008-present
Number built 23 (2011)[1]
Unit cost
US$135,300 (base price 2010) ready to fly with glass cockpit
RANS S-19 Cockpit
RANS S-19LS

The Rans S-19 Venterra (English: wind over the earth) is an American single-engined, tractor configuration, two-seats in side-by-side configuration, low-wing monoplane designed by Randy Schlitter as a light-sport aircraft and manufactured by Rans Inc. The Venterra is available as a complete factory-built aircraft and in kit form for amateur construction.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Design and development

The S-19 was designed by Randy Schlitter in 2007 as a purpose-designed aircraft to take advantage of the new US LSA category, with the intention of offering the aircraft as a factory-complete Special LSA and as a kit-built Experimental LSA or amateur-built.[2][3][4][5][6]

Unlike most other Rans models, which feature a welded 4130 steel tube cockpit with a bolted aluminum tube rear fuselage, the S-19 is an aluminum semi-monocoque design, with stressed skin construction supported with bulkheads, formers and stringers. The fuselage, wing and tail surfaces are covered in sheet aluminum. The wings are equipped with flaps.[2][3][4][6]

The S-19 has tricycle landing gear with a fully castering nosewheel and steering via differential main wheel braking. The standard engine is the Rotax 912ULS of 100 hp (75 kW).[2][3][4][6]

The designer originally intended to break with the company tradition of providing a name for the aircraft and just designate the aircraft as "S-19". early aviation media reports referred to it as the "S-19 Sport Plane". But after confusion and inquiries by air traffic control during early flights, Schlitter decided a name was needed, saying, "It is a bit of poetic license, but with 19 designs it has become a challenge to create names that are original, we like the sound of Venterra over the radio, it is easy to say, and should satisfy ATC."[2][3][4]

Operational history

In November 2010 there were ten S-19s registered in the United States and one in the UK.[7][8][9]

Variants

S-19
Initial version, kit-built aircraft for the US ELSA or experimental amateur-built categories, powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS[2][4][6]
S-19LS
Factory-built version, for the US SLSA category, powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS[3][6]

Specifications (S-19LS)

Data from Rans website[10]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 68. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Rans (n.d.). "S-19 Venterra". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Rans (n.d.). "S-19LS Venterra". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 53. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  5. 5.0 5.1 Experimental Aircraft Association (2010). "Special Light-Sport Aircraft - Rans S-19". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 72. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  7. Federal Aviation Administration (November 2010). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  8. Transport Canada (November 2010). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  9. Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom) (November 2010). "GINFO Search Results Summary". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  10. Rans (n.d.). "S-19LS Venterra Specifications and Performance". Retrieved 28 November 2010.

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