Sonaca 200
Sonaca 200 | |
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Sonaca 200's initial demonstrator assembled in 2015 | |
Role | Very Light Aircraft |
Manufacturer | Sonaca Aircraft |
First flight | 2017 |
Introduction | 2017 |
Number built | 38 (1 Prototype)[citation needed] |
Developed from | The Airplane Factory Sling 2 |
The Sonaca 200 is a Belgian two-seat training aircraft designed and built by Sonaca Aircraft.
Design and development[]
The Sonaca 200 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane made from aluminium alloy, it has an enclosed cabin with two side-by-side seats. It is powered by a 115 hp Rotax 914 and has a fixed tricycle landing gear.
In late 2015, the Sonaca group announced the creation of the subsidiary “Sonaca Aircraft” dedicated to the development, certification and market launch of a new training aircraft based on TAF's Sling 2. Later the aircraft was renamed as Sonaca 200. The single-engine two-seater, specifically designed for pilots' training and leisure flights, was certified in June 2018.[1] Sonaca 200 is EASA-certified for a maximum take-off weight of 750 kg and a cruise speed of 115 knots. In addition to the obtention of the type certification, Sonaca Aircraft has obtained a Design Organisation Approval (DOA) and Production Organisations Approvals (POA) certification.[1]
An initial demonstrator was assembled in April 2015, at Johannesburg by The Airplane Factory. In April 2017, Sonaca Aircraft unveiled the new version of the Sonaca 200 in which 80% of the structure has been redesigned compared to the initial "Amateur Construction" prototype version.[citation needed]
In 2018, after obtaining the Type Certification of the S200, Sonaca Aircraft announced the development of a Glass Cockpit variant, named the S201.[1]
Variants[]
- S200
- Production variant certified under EASA CS-VLA requirements with analogue flight instruments.[2]
- S201
- Glass cockpit model certified in 2019, using Garmin G500 TXi suite.[1]
Specification[]
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Data from TCDS[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger or trainee
- Length: 6.74 m (22 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 9.24 m (30 ft 4 in)
- Height: 2.56 m (8 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 11.85 m2 (127.6 sq ft)
- Max takeoff weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 140 L
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914F four-stroke piston engine, 86 kW (115 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed DUC Helices FLASH-R, 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) diameter Clockwise rotation (pilot;s view)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 213 km/h (132 mph, 115 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 250 km/h (155 mph, 135 kn)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 3.8 m/s (750 ft/min)
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