| Bagaliante | |
|---|---|
| Role | Motor glider |
| National origin | Italy |
| Designer | Marino Bagalini |
The Bagalini Bagaliante (a portmanteau of "Bagalini" and "Glider") is an Italian high-wing, strut-braced, single-seat, pusher configuration, conventional landing gear motor glider that was designed by Marino Bagalini and made available as plans for amateur construction. [1] [2]
The Bagaliante is constructed from wood and metal and is of pod-and-boom layout. [1]
The 12.2 m (40.0 ft) span wing employs a Göttingen 535 airfoil at the wing root, transitioning to an NACA 4412 section at the wingtip. The wing uses a semi-tapered planform, tapering outboard of the mid-span point. The specified engine is a 19 kW (25 hp) Rotax 277 two-stroke aircraft engine, mounted aft of the cockpit and driving a pusher propeller mounted above the tail boom. The fixed mainwheels are located beside the fuselage on small sponsons. [1] [3]
Even with the small Rotax 277 fitted, the takeoff and landing distance is 46 m (150.9 ft) [1]
The estimated time to build the aircraft from the plans is 700 hours. [1]
Data from Purdy [1]
General characteristics
Performance
