DAC RangeR

The DAC RangeR is a Dutch amateur-built aircraft, that was designed and produced by the Dutch Aeroplane Company (DAC), of Dordrecht. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1][2]

RangeR
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin Netherlands
Manufacturer Dutch Aeroplane Company
First flight 15 September 2006
Status Production completed (2015)
Produced 2006-2015
Developed from Lucas Dieselis

Design and development

The RangeR is a development of the Lucas Dieselis and features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]

The aircraft is made from composite sandwiches. Its 9.75 m (32.0 ft) span wing has an area of 10.24 m2 (110.2 sq ft) and flaps. The standard powerplant available is the 95 hp (71 kW) DAC YDT 1.7 litre diesel engine, developed by the airframe designers and based upon an Isuzu design.[1][2]

By 2015 the aircraft had gone through a redesign, with an enlarged cockpit and a new wing design by Martin Holloman added, but by the end of 2015 the company website was taken down and the company seemed to be out of business.[2][3]

Specifications (RangeR)

Data from Bayerl and DAC[1][4]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 5.870 m (19 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 10.24 m2 (110.2 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
  • Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 90 litres (20 imp gal; 24 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × DAC YDT 1.7 litre diesel engine, 71 kW (95 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed composite

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 235 km/h (146 mph, 127 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 182 km/h (113 mph, 98 kn)
  • Stall speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 3.5 m/s (690 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 73.2 kg/m2 (15.0 lb/sq ft)

References
  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 99. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 105. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. DAC (3 October 2004). "Dimensions" (PDF). dac-ranger.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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