Diesel Sportsman

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Glasair Sportsman 2+2 is specified with a 155 hp CD-155 diesel engine option.
  • The basic "Two Weeks To Taxi" kit with the diesel engine option had a 2017 price totaling $288,250.
  • It features a useful load of 950 lbs, a maximum takeoff weight of 2500 lbs, and an estimated service ceiling of 24,000 ft.
  • Performance highlights include cruise speeds up to 140 knots (at 85% power) and fuel burn as low as 5.2 gallons per hour (at 65% power), with an 800 ft takeoff/landing distance.
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Diesel Glasair Sportsman 2+2
SPECIFICATIONS & PERFORMANCE
Price (Basic Two Weeks To Taxi Sportsman, 2017): $199,250
CD-155 Diesel-Engine Option: $89,000
Powerplant: 155 hp CD-155
Max Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 2500
Empty Weight (lbs.): 1550
Useful Load (lbs.): 950
Usable Fuel (gals.): 50
Fuel Burn: 5.2 @65%, 6.4 @75%, 7.3 @85%
Wing Loading (lbs./ft. at gross): 17.9
Power Loading: 16.13
Max Climb Rate (ft./min., light 900 gross): 1300
Service Ceiling (ft., estimated): 24,000
Takeoff And Landing Distances (ft., light 1000 gross): 800
Cruise Speed (kts., all at 8,000): 122 @65%, 132 @75%, 140 @85%
Max Speed (kts., Vno and Vne): 140, 162
Flap Speed (kts.): 90
Stall Speeds (kts., clean and dirty, at gross with power at idle): 51, 42

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