Troyer Sportsplane VX

Sportsplane VX
General information
Type	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Troyer Boats
Designer	Troyer

The Troyer Sportplane VX is an American aircraft that was designed for homebuilt construction. ^[1]

Design and development

The Sportsman VX is a mid-wing, open cockpit aircraft with conventional landing gear. The fuselage is made from welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering, the wing construction is all-wood with spruce spars. ^{[2] [3]}

Specifications (Troyer VX)

Data from Plane and Pilot

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
• Wingspan: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
• Height: 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
• Wing area: 90 sq ft (8.4 m²)
• Empty weight: 306 lb (139 kg)
• Gross weight: 456 lb (207 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Heath-Henderson B-4 Inline four cylinder
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 83 kn (95 mph, 153 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 74 kn (85 mph, 137 km/h)
• Stall speed: 30 kn (34 mph, 55 km/h)
• Range: 170 nmi (200 mi, 320 km)
• Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)

See also

• Long Henderson Longster

References

1. Sports Planes. Fall 1970.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Air Trails: 83. Summer 1971.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Plane & Pilot Troyer Sportsman VX" . Retrieved 8 October 2013.