Oberlerchner JOB 15

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JOB 15
JOB 15 D-EFNA Bergfliegen 2009.jpg
A JOB 15-180/2
RoleTwo-seat lightplane
ManufacturerJosef Oberlerchner Holzindustrie
First flight 1960
Introduction 1962
Produced1962-1966
Number built24
Developed fromOberlerchner JOB 5

The Oberlerchner JOB 15 was an Austrian two-seat light aircraft produced by Josef Oberlerchner Holzindustrie, which had previously designed and built gliders.

Austria Federal republic in Central Europe

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising nine federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly nine million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is landlocked and highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.

Aircraft machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air other than the reactions of the air against the earth’s surface

An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines. Common examples of aircraft include airplanes, helicopters, airships, gliders, paramotors and hot air balloons.

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Design and development

Using experience as sailplane designers and builders, Josef Oberlerchner Holzindustrie determined to create a powered aircraft. The result was the JOB 5, [1] a two-seat side-by-side light aircraft of wooden construction. [2] It first flew in 1958. The company decided to build a slightly larger three-seat production version, the JOB 15. The JOB 15 was a low-winged monoplane of composite construction with fixed tailwheel undercarriage, with a wooden wing and steel-tube fuselage covered in glass-reinforced plastic and fabric. The prototype first flew in 1960 with a 135 hp (101 kW) Avco Lycoming O-290-D2B engine. Three aircraft were built before the a more powerful version, the JOB 15-150, was built with a 150 hp (112 kW) Avco Lycoming O-320-A2B engine. After 11 15-150s had been built an improved version, the JOB 15-150/2, was introduced and ten were built before production ended in the late 1960s.

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1958:

Monoplane Fixed-wing aircraft with a single main wing plane

A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with a single main wing plane, in contrast to a biplane or other multiplane, each of which has multiple planes.

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1960:

Variants

JOB 5
Prototype two-seater, 95 hp Continental C90-12F engine, one built
JOB 15
Production three-seater with a 135 hp (101 kW) Avco Lycoming O-290 engine, three built. [3]
JOB 15-150
Re-engined version with a 150 hp (112 kw) Avco Lycoming O-320-A2B engine, 11 built.
JOB 15-150/2
Improved version, ten built.

Specifications (15-150)

Data from Janes's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70 [4]

General characteristics

Airfoil cross-sectional shape of a wing, blade (of a propeller, rotor, or turbine), or sail

An airfoil or aerofoil is the cross-sectional shape of a wing, blade, or sail.

Performance

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References

  1. The prototype JOB 5 was a side-by-side two-seater powered by Continental C90-12F (95 hp). It was built in 1957 and flew for over 100 hrs during 1958-9. These development flights led the company to incorporate the changes which led to the JOB 15.
  2. Walford 1960, p.151.
  3. Taylor 1969, p. 7.
  4. Taylor 1969, pp. 7–8.
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