Deland Travel Air 2000

The Deland Travel Air 2000 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by , an aircraft maintenance and repair company located in DeLand, Florida. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction and marketed under the "Deland" brand, named for the company's location. Plans were also available.^[1]

Design and development[]

The Deland Travel Air 2000 was developed from the original 1920s vintage Travel Air 2000, with the incorporation of numerous airframe improvements and the use of a modern engine.

The aircraft features an interplane strut, cabane strut and cable-braced biplane layout, a three-seat open cockpit, with two passengers accommodated in side-by-side configuration in the front open cockpit and the pilot in the rear cockpit with a windshield. The aircraft has fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1]

The Deland Travel Air 2000 is made from a combination of metal and wood, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 34.70 ft (10.6 m) span wing has a wing area of 296.0 sq ft (27.50 m²). The standard engine used is the 300 hp (224 kW) powerplant.^[1]

The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 1,450 lb (660 kg) and a gross weight of 2,590 lb (1,170 kg), giving a useful load of 1,140 lb (520 kg). With full fuel of 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal) the payload for the pilot, passengers and baggage is 960 lb (440 kg).^[1]

The standard day, sea level, no-wind takeoff and landing roll with a 300 hp (224 kW) engine is 200 ft (61 m).^[1]

Operational history[]

By 1998 the company reported that one kit had been sold, completed and was flying.^[1]

Specifications (Deland Travel Air 2000)[]

Data from AeroCrafter^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: two passengers
• Length: 24.20 ft (7.38 m)
• Wingspan: 34.70 ft (10.58 m)
• Wing area: 296.0 sq ft (27.50 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,590 lb (1,175 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × four stroke aircraft engine, 300 hp (220 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed pitch

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 mph (190 km/h, 100 kn)
• Cruise speed: 90 mph (140 km/h, 78 kn)
• Stall speed: 40 mph (64 km/h, 35 kn)
• Range: 500 mi (800 km, 430 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,500 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s)
• Wing loading: 8.75 lb/sq ft (42.7 kg/m²)

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