TeST TST-3 Alpin T

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TST-3 Alpin T
Role Motor glider and glider
National origin Czech Republic
Manufacturer TeST
StatusProduction completed
Number built2 (December 2000)
Unit cost
22,880 (2004)

The TeST TST-3 Alpin T (English: Alpine) is a Czech shoulder-wing, T-tailed, single-seat glider and motor glider that was designed and produced by TeST of Brno. [1] [2] [3]

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Design and development

The TST-3 was produced in many forms, including as plans and kits or various levels of completion for amateur construction and also as a factory completed aircraft. It was produced as a motor glider with a retractable engine and also as a pure glider. Production is complete and the type is no longer available. [1]

The TST-3 is of mixed construction, using fibreglass, wood and aircraft fabric covering. The 13.4 m (44.0 ft) span wing is equipped with winglets and a Wortmann FX 61-184 airfoil. The tractor configuration Hirth F-33 16 kW (21 hp) motor is mounted on a strut that retracts aft into a bay behind the cockpit and is enclosed by two doors. A Rotax 503 of 37 kW (50 hp) was optional. The landing gear is retractable monowheel gear. [1] [3] [4]

Two were reported to have been completed by December 2000. In December 1998 the glider version was US$13,000. In December 2000 the kit was US$10,000, complete aircraft US$23,300 and the plans US$350. In 2004 the complete aircraft was 22,880. [1] [2] [3]

Variants

TST-3 Alpine TM
Motorized version [1]

Specifications (TST-3 Alpin TM)

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation and KitPlanes [1] [3]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

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References

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