Ultimate Aircraft 10 Dash

10 Dash
Role	Aerobatic sport biplane
National origin	Canada
Manufacturer	Ultimate Aircraft Corporation
First flight	6 October 1985

The Ultimate Aircraft 10 Dash is a Canadian single-seat sport and aerobatic biplane designed and built by Ultimate Aircraft Corporation of Guelph, Ontario. ^{[1] [2]}

Design and development

The 10 Dash Model 100 was designed as sport biplane that could be either bought assembled or for amateur construction from either plans or a kit. ^[1] The first prototype 10 Dash 100 first flew on 6 October 1985. ^[1] It is designed to have either a 100 hp (75 kW) or 180 hp (134 kW) engine fitted for example a 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200 engine. ^[1] It is a braced biplane with wooden wings, a welded steel tube fuselage, fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel and a single open cockpit. ^[1] An aerobatic variant, the 10 Dash 200, is powered by a 180-200 hp engine. ^[1] A competition aerobatic variant, the 10 Dash 300 can be fitted with either a 300 hp (224 kW) or 350 hp (261 kW) Lycoming engine with a three-bladed propeller. ^[1] The 10 Dash 300 has a longer fuselage and longer-span wings with full-span symmetrical ailerons. ^[1] A tandem two-seat variant, the 20 Dash 300, also joined the family. ^[1]

Variants

10 Dash 100

Basic single-seat sport variant. ^[1]

10 Dash 200

Single-seat aerobatic variant. ^{[1] [2]}

10 Dash 300

Higher-power single-seat competition variant. ^{[1] [2]}

20 Dash 300

Tandem two-seat variant with a single-piece bubble canopy. ^{[1] [2]}

Specifications (10 Dash 300)

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
• Wingspan: 19 ft 6 in (5.95 m)
• Wing area: 120 sq ft (11.15 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,650 lb (748 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming engine , 300 or 350 hp (224 or 261 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 250 mph (402 km/h, 220 kn)
• Cruise speed: 190 mph (305 km/h, 170 kn)
• Range: 900 mi (1,448 km, 780 nmi)
• g limits: +7/-5
• Roll rate: 360°/sec
• Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (15.2 m/s)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Pitts Special

References

Notes

1. Taylor 1989, p. 538
2. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, pages 73-74. Belvoir Publications. ISSN   0891-1851

Bibliography

• Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1989). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN   0-7106-0896-9.