Diesel Sportsman

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Key Takeaways:

  • The article provides detailed specifications for the Diesel Glasair Sportsman 2+2 aircraft.
  • The aircraft features a 155 hp CD-155 diesel engine option, adding $89,000 to the basic 2017 price of $199,250.
  • Key performance data includes a 2500 lbs max takeoff weight, 950 lbs useful load, and efficient fuel consumption (e.g., 5.2 gals/hr at 65% power).
  • It offers a cruise speed up to 140 kts, a service ceiling of 24,000 ft, and short 800 ft takeoff/landing distances.
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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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