Stemme S6
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The Stemme S6 is a two-seat touring motorglider manufactured by Stemme AG. Unlike the S10, the S6 has a non-retractable three-bladed propeller (that can feather like other touring motorgliders), a wider fuselage
design and tricycle landing gear, available both with fixed and retractable configurations. Its engine is a Bombardier-Rotax 914
, the same engine used in the Stemme S10-VT.
The first flight took place after longer development time on 29 November 2006 whereby the designers placed large importance on reducing noise and vibration. The variants are
S6 100 hp, fixed landing gear,
S6R 100 hp, retractable landing gear,
S6T 115 hp turbocharged engine, fixed landing gear
S6RT 115 hp turbocharged engine, retractable landing gear
The first S6(D-KTSA) had its first flight on the 29th of November 2006 at Strausberg Airport. Test pilot was Lothar Dalldorff.
On the 22nd of October 2008, the S6 received the approval of EASA
.
Stemme is also developing a UAV based on the S6, the S15.
Fuselage
The fuselage is an aircraft's main body section that holds crew and passengers or cargo. In single-engine aircraft it will usually contain an engine, although in some amphibious aircraft the single engine is mounted on a pylon attached to the fuselage which in turn is used as a floating hull...
design and tricycle landing gear, available both with fixed and retractable configurations. Its engine is a Bombardier-Rotax 914
Rotax 914
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, the same engine used in the Stemme S10-VT.
The first flight took place after longer development time on 29 November 2006 whereby the designers placed large importance on reducing noise and vibration. The variants are
S6 100 hp, fixed landing gear,
S6R 100 hp, retractable landing gear,
S6T 115 hp turbocharged engine, fixed landing gear
S6RT 115 hp turbocharged engine, retractable landing gear
The first S6(D-KTSA) had its first flight on the 29th of November 2006 at Strausberg Airport. Test pilot was Lothar Dalldorff.
On the 22nd of October 2008, the S6 received the approval of EASA
EASA
EASA may refer to:* European Aviation Safety Agency* English Academy of Southern Africa* European Architecture Students Assembly* European Association of Social Anthropologists...
.
Stemme is also developing a UAV based on the S6, the S15.
Specifications
- Span: 18 m
- Length: 8.5 m
- Height: 2.45 m
- Wing Area: 17.86 m²
- Seating: 2
- Empty Mass: 615–639 kg
- Takeoff Weight: 850 kg
- Gliding ratio: 32(fixed undercarriage) - 38(retractable undercarriage)
- Cruising Speed: 263–280 km/h (164-175 mph)
- Engine: 1 RotaxRotaxBRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co KG , commonly known simply as Rotax, is an Austrian engine manufacturer. It develops and produces four-stroke and advanced two-stroke engines for Bombardier Recreational Products products as well as for motorcycles, karts,...
912S or 914F with 100 and or 115 hp (maximal achievements) - Range: 2400 km with 140l Long-range tank
External links
- http://www.bellstemme.com/listings/s6/index_s6.htm
- http://www.stemmewest.com/pages/stemme_models.htm