| Colombo | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | |
| Status | Plans available (1998) |
The Bagalini Colombo (English: Dove) is an Italian homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Marino Bagalini. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction. [1]
The Colombo features a strut-braced parasol wing, a two-seats in side-by-side configuration open cockpit with a windshield, fixed conventional landing gear, or optional tricycle landing gear, and a single engine in tractor configuration. [1]
The aircraft is made from wood and metal, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 10.5 m (34.4 ft) span wing employs an RSG 35 airfoil at the wing root, transitioning to an RSG 36 airfoil at the wing tip. The wing mounts Junkers ailerons and has a wing area of 16.723 m2 (180.00 sq ft). The standard engine used is the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 two-stroke powerplant. [1] [2]
The Colombo has an empty weight of 150 kg (330 lb) and a gross weight of 320 kg (710 lb), giving a useful load of 170 kg (370 lb). With full fuel of 23 litres (5.1 imp gal; 6.1 US gal) the payload is 151 kg (333 lb). [1]
The manufacturer estimates construction time from the supplied kit to be 700 hours. [1]
Data from AeroCrafter and The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage [1] [2]
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