HB Flugtechnik HB-207 Alfa
HB-207 Alfa | |
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HB-207 at ILA 2006 | |
Role | Light training and touring monoplane |
National origin | Austria |
Manufacturer | HB Flugtechnik GmbH |
First flight | 14 March 1995 |
Number built | 48+ |
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The HB Flugtechnik HB-207 Alfa is an Austrian two-seat light training and touring monoplane designed and built by HB Flugtechnik and was made available as a kit for homebuilding.[1]
Design and development
The Alfa is a low-wing monoplane powered by a 110 hp (82 kW) VW-Porsche HB-2400 G/2 flat-four engine driving a five-bladed variable-pitch propeller.[1] It was designed to take a number of different engines and to use two, three or five-bladed propellers. The Alfa has room for two in side-by-side seats in an enclosed cockpit with a sliding canopy for entry.[1]
The first aircraft to fly was a retractable tricycle landing gear variant, the HB-207RG. on 14 March 1995.[1]
Variants
- HB 207
- Fixed landing gear variant
- HB 207RG
- Retractable landing gear variant
Specifications (Utility category)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 5.95 m (19 ft 6¼ in)
- Wingspan: 9.00 m (29 ft 6¼ in)
- Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 4¼¼ in)
- Wing area: 9.50 m2 (102.3 ft2)
- Aspect ratio: 8.5
- Empty weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
- Gross weight: 640 kg (1411 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × VW-Porsche HB-2400 G/2 flat-four piston, 82 kW (110 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 309 km/h (192 mph)
- Cruising speed: 245 km/h (152 mph)
- Stall speed: 93 km/h (58 mph)
- Range: 1200 km (754 miles)
- G limits: +4.4/-2.2
References
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Notes
Bibliography
- Paul Jackson, ed. (1999). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1999-2000. Jane's Information Group Limited. ISBN 0-7106-1898-0.
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