Szaraz SDS-1A Daphne
| SD-1A Daphne | |
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Art Szaraz, Bernie Darmstadt |
| Number built | 15 |
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The Szaraz SD-1A Daphne is a homebuilt aircraft that was designed for efficiency competitions.[1]
Design
The Daphne is a two place side-by-side configuration strut-braced high-wing, conventional landing gear equipped homebuilt. The fuselage uses welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering. The wings are wood, with one-piece plywood ribs. Both ailerons and flaperons have been installed on the design.[2]
Operational history
The first three examples were built on the same jigs at Art Szaraz's workshop.[2]
Specifications (SD-1A Daphne)
Data from Sport Aviation[2]
General characteristics
- Capacity: 2
- Length: 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m)
- Wingspan: 26 ft (7.9 m)
- Wing area: 130 sq ft (12 m2)
- Airfoil: NACA 4412
- Empty weight: 820 lb (372 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,300 lb (590 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental C85-12F , 85 hp (63 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130 kn; 241 km/h (150 mph)
- Cruise speed: 104 kn; 193 km/h (120 mph)
- Stall speed: 35 kn; 64 km/h (40 mph)
- Never exceed speed: 148 kn; 274 km/h (170 mph)
- Service ceiling: 14,500 ft (4,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
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