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It's pretty litteral and disjointed but good old Google translates it thus:

With the HPA TT62 Alekto it concerns the project of a twin-engine business aircraft of the for this purpose created High performance aircraft GmbH & CO. Kg (HPA), whose development was broken off after the first flight by insolvency of the manufacturer.
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• <LI class=toclevel-1>1 concept <LI class=toclevel-1>2 history <LI class=toclevel-1>3 technical data (Alekto)
• 4 sources

concept [Work on]

The machine was built from carbon fiber bonding materials and is conceived with retractable nose gear wheel chassis and pressurized cabin. In its fundamentals the machine was sketched by the firm founder of the HPA, Heiko dte gene. A goal of the draft was it to develop a economical business aircraft with a cruising speed of 230 KTAS for approximately 750,000 DM selling price, which can be operated with Jet-A1. Options were finally offered on airplanes for 450.000 €.
Around the goal to reach the two driving motors were put behind the cell. The drive took place via two adjustable fünfblätterige propellers, which are appropriate at the trunk to suspension towers in the back laterally. These carry also the radiators. The tail unit possesses T-form.

history [Work on]

The initiator of the project and firm founder Heiko dte gene was editor-in-chief of the magazine pilot and airplane († 5 August 2003). The foundation of a firm took place in the year 2002 with substantial technology promotion via the country Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Company headquarters was Zirchow on the island Usedom (airport herring village).
The first flight of the machine took place on 22 February 2005. It was shown the fact that the machine pulled on one side and could not achieve calculated performance data. In addition serious cooling problems came. At the prototype thereupon aufwändige investigations employed. As a cause of the unsatisfactory efficiency a not foreseen interference between the wing, to the propeller, proved that it basic suspension tower and the tail unit.
The recovery of the problem fundamental changes were necessary. The project went into a redefinition phase, which led to fundamental changes with an installation of the engines into the wing. The surname of the project was changed by Alekto in Baltic (2/2006).
The HPA announced insolvency in July 2006. [1]
The prototype of the TT62 was transferred on 15 February 2007 by the petrol Lilienthal museum and is since then in the Aeronauticon to see to the open area of the museum on the airfield Anklam. [2]

technical data (Alekto) [Work on]

• Passengers: 5 + pilot 1
• Unloaded weight: 1780 kg
• Takeoff weight: 2550 kg
• Engine: 2 x Thielert Centurion 4,0 with for each 228kW with 3890 min-1
• Propeller diameter: 1.75 m
• Length: 11.68 m
• Height: 3.43 m
• Span: 11.24 m
• Wing area: 15.46 m ²
• Trunk diameter: 1.55 m
• Cab length: 4.50 m
• Cab width: 1.4 m

sources [Work on]

1. <LI id=_note-0>↑ magazine pilot and airplane on-line, from 12. 7. the 2006 [1]
2. ↑ Internet operational readiness level of the museum [2]

By „http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPA_TT62 “
Category: Civilian type of aircraft