View Full Version : Evektor's new EV-55 first flight
Andy_RR
30th Jun 2011, 07:36
Nice wagon under development here. I applaud the guys at Uherské Hradiště (sorry, Kunovice!) for getting this going. A new Nomad competitor...? A useful thing for the world?
YouTube - ‪EV-55M Outback - First Flight‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_HfssbV7Yk&feature=youtu.be)
What says the PPRuNe massif?
startingout
30th Jun 2011, 08:03
Thats a rocket ship compared to the trusty nomad
Hasherucf
30th Jun 2011, 08:29
Will it be certified for Aussie use ? I thought the Let410 would have been good for OZ ,not that i know anything about those machines. Is it a Czech design thing that we arent using those machines already ?
tinpis
30th Jun 2011, 18:16
Very pretty :ok: $$$$?
tail wheel
30th Jun 2011, 20:26
Not sure how nine passenger seats will produce the income necessary to feed and maintain two PT6A-21's?
frigatebird
30th Jun 2011, 21:17
Looks like a baby ATR.. I'd have one for personal use.. (especially with those PT-6's)
Should lift heaps, good little express hot shot freighter.
remoak
1st Jul 2011, 01:02
Not sure how nine passenger seats will produce the income necessary to feed and maintain two PT6A-21's?
Pretty simple really, these sort of aircraft serve niche markets where "low cost" hasn't really become a factor. They won't work everywhere, but in the markets they are designed for, they should do well.
Much rather fly in one of these than a Caravan...
RENURPP
1st Jul 2011, 05:18
A stretched partnavia!
solowflyer
1st Jul 2011, 05:28
yep looks like part banana x with a twotter
Andy_RR
1st Jul 2011, 08:04
My chat with the guys involved revealed that it was aimed at markets where the operator would like to run a Caravan, but were not "allowed" to run SE.
How big is this market?
Allowed ? Could be contract requirement not just regulation
tinpis
1st Jul 2011, 10:30
Useful Ambo perhaps?
baswell
1st Jul 2011, 10:46
I didn't think twins were allowed on the RA-Aus register! Oh, wait...
Very cool aircraft. MIL VIP/light transport, aeromedical, IFR/night charter to where money is no object (mining) - lots of tasks, I'd say!
A bit like a PC-12, except one you can fly at night with paying passengers... (or simply makes people feel good about having two engines.)
If it flies as nice as my SportStar, I'll take one! :ok:
MakeItHappenCaptain
1st Jul 2011, 11:18
A stretched partnavia!
Nah, dude.
We already brought one of those over in Feb this year and displayed it at Avalon.
The Vulcanair A-Viator.
Rolls Royce 250 B17C donks, 200Kts, Garmin glass on the current production variant, 10 seat (in twin club seat, 11 in cattle config).
Around $2.7 Mil delivered on the register.:ok:
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tinpis
2nd Jul 2011, 20:48
Oop!
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prospector
2nd Jul 2011, 21:15
Not quite first flight, first attempted flight. Nose leg needs a bit more refinement, or maybe blown nosewheel tyres?.
Saw this a while ago on the Flight Global news site. Photos show an oversize Partenavia with fixed gear, turbo 350hp Lycomings running on premium unleaded and a LR cruise of 170 kts. Looks like a serious Caravan competitor and much lower operating costs than the Evektor. There are photos of the mockup but will have to read up on how to post these.
Tecnam took the wraps off its 11-seat commuter aircraft at the Aero Friedrichshafen general aviation show in Germany - one of a trio of new aircraft unveiled by the Italian airframer - taking its aircraft stable to 20.
Development of the high-wing piston twin - dubbed the P2012 Traveller - is a departure for Tecnam, whose line-up comprises mainly light single-engined designs. The Capua-based company has partnered US commuter airline Cape Air to help bring the product to market.
"We are the largest commuter airline in the US with a fleet of 67 Cessna 402s and Piper Navajos, as well as two ATR 42s," says Andrew Bonney, Cape Air's vice-president of planning.
"Given our ageing fleet, we feel there is an urgent requirement for a new nine-passenger commuter aircraft in this market - no [FAR Part 23 aircraft] has been produced for this sector for about 25 years."
Hyannis, Massachusetts-based Cape Air issued a request for information to all the major airframers "and Tecnam produced the best and most comprehensive response", says Bonney.
The two companies have collaborated on the aircraft's design, with Cape Air playing an advisory role. "Through our extensive knowledge of the commuter airline market, we have been able to offer technical and marketing advice to Tecnam which will help to boost the Traveller's appeal to a wide audience," says Bonney.
The turbocharged, avgas- and mogas-fuelled Lycoming TEO-540-powered aircraft is priced between €1.5 million ($2.17 million) and €1.8 million. It has a fixed gear, "allowing it to operate from unpaved runways", says Bonney, large panoramic windows and four doors, including a sliding passenger door.
The Traveller is designed to provide a maximum cruise speed of 215kt (400km/h) at 10,000ft (3,000m) and a long-range cruise speed of 170kt.
The Traveller programme is funded jointly by private capital and the Italian government.
Tecnam is targeting a total market of 1,500 aircraft as replacements for 402s and Navajos, of which it expects to secure about one-third. Tecnam managing director Paolo Pascale says: "We are also planning a VIP, cargo, parachute and medevac version of the aircraft, but the commuter variant will come first with entry into service planned for four years time."
Tecnam has also unveiled the PTwenty-ten, a four-seat, IO-360MIA piston single with a carbonfibre fuselage and a metal wing which, Pascale says, is designed to fill a gap in Tecnam's predominantly two-seat, single-engine line-up. The €182,250 aircraft is targeted at the training and owner-flyer markets. Certification and service entry are scheduled for November 2012.
Tecnam's third new model is a fifth-generation P92 Eaglet G3 light sport aircraft, which offers a wider cabin and a more powerful 115hp (86kW) IO-233 B2A engine. Service entry for the €68,794 aircraft is expected in September.
Andy_RR
3rd Jul 2011, 07:23
Not quite first flight, first attempted flight. Nose leg needs a bit more refinement, or maybe blown nosewheel tyres?.
Yes, oops indeed! YouTube comment suggests it was an electrical fault that caused the nosegear to retract prematurely.