XtremeAir Sbach 342

Sbach 342 (XA42)
On Bitburg Airport, Germany, 2010.
General information
Type	Aerobatic monoplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	XtremeAir GmbH
Number built	60+
History
Developed from	XtremeAir Sbach 300

In front of XtremeAir GmbH, 2010

The XtremeAir Sbach 342 (XA42) is a German high performance two-seat aerobatic and touring monoplane designed by Philipp Steinbach with Albert Mylius and built by XtremeAir GmbH of Hecklingen. ^[1]

The Sbach 342 (a marketing name for the XA42) is a composite structure low-wing monoplane with a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel and carbon fiber fuselage. ^[1] It is powered by a 315 hp (235 kW) Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A piston engine driving a three-bladed propeller. ^[1] It is the tandem version of the single-seater XA 41 (XtremeAir Sbach 300) which was designed by the same team in Speyer in 2004. ^[1] The XA42 received a type certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency in March 2011. ^[1] In November 2012 it received its type certification through the FAA.

Specifications (acrobatic)

Data from ^[1] Type Certificate Data Sheet, ^[2] Airplane Flight Manual

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 2
• Length: 6.67 m (21 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
• Height: 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 11.25 m² (121.1 sq ft)
• Airfoil: PS-1-16 (wing), PS-1-09 (wing tip), DU86-MOD1 (horizontal tail including elevator and vertical tail including rudder)
• Empty weight: 670 kg (1,477 lb)
• Gross weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb) for acrobatic flight, 999 kg (2,200 lb) for utility flight
• Fuel capacity: 275 L (72.6 US gal) total, 273 L (72.1 US gal) usable, 64 L (16.9 US gal) usable for aerobatics
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A horizontally-opposed six-cylinder four stroke piston engine, 235 kW (315 hp) at 2,700 rpm
• Propellers: 3-bladed MT-Propeller MTV-9-B-C/C203-20d, 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) diameter ± 5 mm

Performance

• Maximum speed: 417 km/h (259 mph, 225 kn)
• Cruise speed: 343 km/h (213 mph, 185 kn)
• Stall speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 417 km/h (259 mph, 225 kn)
• Range: 1,296 km (806 mi, 700 nmi) at 73% power and 4,000 ft with 60 min reserve
• Ferry range: 1,945 km (1,208 mi, 1,050 nmi) at 50% power at 10,000 ft with 60 min reserve
• Service ceiling: 4,572 m (15,000 ft)
• g limits: ± 10
• Roll rate: 450 °/sec
• Maximum glide ratio: 1:7
• Rate of climb: 16.59 m/s (3,266 ft/min) in acrobatic flight, 13.82 m/s (2,720 ft/min) in utility flight
• Wing loading: 75.5 kg/m² (15.5 lb/sq ft) in acrobatic flight, 84.4 kg/m² (17.3 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 276 W/kg (0.17 hp/lb) in acrobatic configuration, 235 W/kg (0.14 hp/lb) in utility configuration
• Fuel flow: 57 L/h (15.1 US gal/h)

References

Notes

1. "Type Certificate Data Sheet A.507 XA42" (PDF). European Aviation Safety Agency. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
2. XtremeAir GmbH (27 January 2011). "Airplane Flight Manual XA42" (PDF). akvictoria.by. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

External links

• XtremeAir GmbH - company website