Rans S-19 Venterra
| S-19 Venterra | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
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
- Crew: One
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 19 ft 10.75 in (6.0643 m)
- Wingspan: 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
- Height: 7 ft 11.5 in (2.426 m)
- Wing area: 126.9 sq ft (11.79 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 6.18:1
- Empty weight: 820 lb (372 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,320 lb (599 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 24 US gallons (91 litres)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS , 100 hp (75 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed composite ground adjustable, 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) diameter
Performance
- Cruise speed: 128 mph (111 kn; 206 km/h)
- Stall speed: 45 mph (39 kn; 72 km/h) flaps down
- Never exceed speed: 150 mph (130 kn; 241 km/h)
- Range: 580 mi (504 nmi; 933 km)
- Endurance: 5.1 hrs
- Service ceiling: 14,500 ft (4,420 m)
- G limits: +4.4/-2 at max gross weight
- Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
- Wing loading: 10.4 lb/sq ft (51 kg/m2)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- 1 2 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 68. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rans (n.d.). "S-19 Venterra". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rans (n.d.). "S-19LS Venterra". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 53. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- 1 2 Experimental Aircraft Association (2010). "Special Light-Sport Aircraft - Rans S-19". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 72. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (November 2010). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ↑ Transport Canada (November 2010). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ↑ Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom) (November 2010). "GINFO Search Results Summary". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ↑ Rans (n.d.). "S-19LS Venterra Specifications and Performance". Retrieved 28 November 2010.
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