Aeromot AMT-300 Turbo Ximango Shark

AMT-300 Turbo Ximango Shark
Role	Motor glider
National origin	Brazil
Manufacturer	Aeromot
First flight	July 1997
Introduction	1999
Number built	7

The Aeromot AMT-300 Turbo Ximango Shark is a Brazilian motor glider manufactured by the aerospace company Aeromot.^[1]

Design and development

It is a single piston engine, and one of the improved versions of the Aeromot Ximango family of motor gliders, also with composite structure and conventional retractable landing gear, also designed to carry one pilot and one passenger on short trips.

Variants

AMT-300P Polícia: Version for military and police use for observation and reconnaissance.
AMT-300R Reboque: Gliger tug version

Specification

Data from Jackson 2007, p. 28

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 17.67 m (58 ft 0 in)
Height: 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 18.75 m² (201.8 sq ft)
Empty weight: 630 kg (1,389 lb)
Gross weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 850 kg (1,874 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914F turbo charged engine, 73.5 kW (98.6 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed MT-Propeller variable pitch, 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) diameter

Performance

Cruise speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn)
Stall speed: 78 km/h (48 mph, 42 kn)
Never exceed speed: 245 km/h (152 mph, 132 kn)
Range: 1,015 km (631 mi, 548 nmi)
Ferry range: 1,500 km (930 mi, 810 nmi)
Service ceiling: 8,700 m (28,500 ft)
Maximum glide ratio: 32.1
Rate of climb: 1.98 m/s (390 ft/min)
Rate of sink: 0.96 m/s (189 ft/min)
Wing loading: 45.3 kg/m² (9.3 lb/sq ft)

References

^ Jackson 2005, p. 19

Bibliography

Jackson, Paul (2005). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2005-2006. United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710621566.
Jackson, Paul (2007). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2007-2008. United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710627926.

External links

Certificação [Type Certificate] (PDF) (in Portuguese), Brazil: National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil.

[jack19-1] Jackson 2005, p. 19

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