Rolandas Kalinauskas RK-6 Magic
| RK-6 Magic | |
|---|---|
| Role | Ultralight aircraft |
| National origin | Lithuania |
| Manufacturer | Rolandas Kalinauskas |
| Status | In production (2012) |
| Unit cost |
€36,000 (assembled, 2011) |
The Rolandas Kalinauskas RK-6 Magic (or Magija) is a Lithuanian ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Rolandas Kalinauskas, of Prienai. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]
Design and development
The RK-6 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high wing, a tandem two-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft forward fuselage is made from welded steel with a wooden laminate covering in the cockpit area, with the tailboom made from aluminum tube. The tail surfaces are built up from aluminum tubing, strut-braced and covered in Dacron sailcloth. The wings are wooden, produced by Arvydas Vaicekauskas and equipped with Junkers-style flaperons with flap deflections of 20 and 40 degrees. Its 10.7 m (35.1 ft) span wing has an area of 12.5 m2 (135 sq ft). The standard engine available is the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke powerplant. The aircraft can be flown without the canopy fitted, if desired.[1][2]
Specifications (RK-6 Magic)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 10.7 m (35 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 12.5 m2 (135 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 270 kg (595 lb)
- Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke aircraft engine, 48 kW (64 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden, 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) diameter
Performance
- Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph; 92 kn)
- Cruising speed: 155 km/h (96 mph; 84 kn)
- Stall speed: 59 km/h (37 mph; 32 kn)
- Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 36.0 kg/m2 (7.4 lb/sq ft)