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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