Phoenix II

 

Specifications:

• Engine: Two-Stroke Rotax 582, 65 hp, water-cooled.
• Rpm: 6,500 (max), 5,700 (cruise)
• Propeller: 68” Warp Drive 3-blade ground adjustable
• Chord: 5’0”
• Span: 32’6”
• Wing Area: 162.5 sq. ft. (177.5 sq. ft. with allerons)
• Dihedral: 4 deg.
• Wing Incidence: 1.5” degrees
• Length: 18’0”
• Empty Weight: 475 lbs (inc. 1 gal. Of fuel and water for the radiator) (NOTE: Mine was 525 empty)
• Gross Weight: 616 lbs (single-place, est.); 791 lbs. (2 * 175 lbs. Pilot and student, plus 60 lbs. Fuel, est. max.)
• Gross Weight of My Aircraft: 525+60+175= 760 lbs (single-place); 935 lbs. (two-place)
• Fuel: 10 gal.
• Load Limits: +6.0 g, -2.5 g
• Wing Loading: 3.97 lbs./ sq. ft., (1-place est.) 4.87 lbs/ sq. ft., 2-place, est. )
• Wing Loading My Aircraft: 760/177.5=4.28 pounds per square foot (1-place); 935/177.5=5.27 lbs (2-place)
• Power Loading: 8.8 lbs./hp, (1-place, est.) 11.3 lbs./hp, (2-place, est.)
• Power Loading My Aircraft: 11.69 lbs./hp, (1-place) 14.39 lbs./hp, (2-place)
• Cruise Speed: 55 mph (est.) My Aircraft: 55 mph @ 5500 rpm, 57 mph @ 5700 rpm
• Lift over Drag Ratio (L/D) (best glide speed): 1-place is 38 mph, 2-place is 46 mph
• VNE: 72 mph
• Stall Speed: 29 mph (1-place), 34 mph (2-place)
• Climb: 1,000 fpm (1-place, est.), 575 fpm (2-place, est.)
• Sink rate: 475 fpm (1-place, est.), 575 fpm (2-place, est.)
• Take-off Distance: 100-150’ (1-place), 500’ (2-place, est.)
• Landing Distance: 100-150’ (1-place), 500’ (2-place, no brake used, est.)