Piccolo
Role Motor glider
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Technoflug
First flight 1980
Status in production[1]
Number built 120[2]
Technoflug Piccolo
Technoflug Piccolo showing folding three-bladed propeller

The Technoflug Piccolo is a German high-wing, T-tailed, single-seat motor glider that was designed and produced by Technoflug of Schramberg.[3] It first flew in 1980.[4]

Design and development

The Piccolo motorglider was the company's premier product, followed up by the Technoflug Carat, a touring motorglider.[3]

The Piccolo is built from composites. The pusher configuration engine is mounted behind the cockpit and above the tail boom. The propeller is a three-bladed design which folds by aerodynamic drag for soaring flight, extending by centrifugal effect on engine start. The landing gear is of tricycle configuration and features optional wheel pants to reduce drag. The 13.3 m (43.6 ft) span wing is strut-braced and gives the aircraft a 23:1 glide ratio at 70 km/h (43 mph). The wings fold for storage and ground transport.[3]

When the Piccolo was available in 2003 the price was US$29,266 for a complete aircraft. The company no longer produces whole aircraft and now provides contracted parts manufacture, computer-aided design and engineering services to other companies.[3][5]

Specifications (Piccolo)

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Wingspan: 13.3 m (43 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 10.6 m2 (114 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 180 kg (397 lb)

Performance

  • Never exceed speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
  • Maximum glide ratio: 23:1 at 70 km/h (43 mph)
  • Rate of sink: 0.9 m/s (180 ft/min)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Homepage Technoflug, retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Homepage Technoflug, retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 58. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  4. ↑ "J2mcL Planeurs - Fiche planeur n°". www.j2mcl-planeurs.net. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Technoflug (n.d.). "Company services". Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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