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Margański & Mysłowski EM-10 Bielik

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EM-10 Bielik
EM-10 Bielik at Polish Aviation Museum, shown without its right wing attached
Role Jet trainer
National origin Poland
Manufacturer Margański & Mysłowski
Designer Edward Margański
First flight 4 June 2003
Status Prototype
Number built 1
EM-10 Bielik shown with its left wing

The Margański & Mysłowski EM-10 Bielik (English: white-tailed eagle) is a low-cost Polish military training aircraft prototype, built by Margański & Mysłowski Zakłady Lotnicze, and first flown on 4 June 2003. The single-engine aircraft has a composite (mostly carbon fibre) fuselage with a light-alloy aft section, and the pressurized cockpit is fitted with ejection seats.[1]

Specifications (EM-10 prototype)

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Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2004-05:[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 11.90 m2 (128.1 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 3.7
  • Empty weight: 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,500 kg (5,512 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 850 kg (1,870 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × General Electric CJ610-6 turbojet, 13.5 kN (3,000 lbf) thrust prototype; production aircraft 12.75 to 17.65 kN (2,870 to 3,970 lbf) turbojet / turbofan

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 1,100 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn)
  • Maximum speed: Mach 0.9
  • Stall speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
  • Ferry range: 2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi) with auxiliary tanks
  • Rate of climb: 45 m/s (8,900 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 210.1 kg/m2 (43.0 lb/sq ft)

References

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  1. ^ a b Jackson, Paul, ed. (2005). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2004-05. London: Jane's Publishing Group. pp. 370–371. ISBN 0-7106-2614-2.
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