Canadian amateur-built aircraft
The St-Just Super-Cyclone is a Canadian amateur-built aircraft that was at one time produced by St-Just Aviation of Boucherville, Quebec . By 2023 production had passed to Bushliner Aircraft Manufacturing of Granite Falls, Washington who were building it as the Bushliner 1850EX . The aircraft is supplied as plans or as a kit for amateur construction.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Design and development
The Super-Cyclone is a development of the earlier St-Just Cyclone and is based on the Cessna 180 and Cessna 185 airframe design. The kit manufacturer terms it "a replica" of the Cessna designs. Like the 180/185 it features a strut-braced high-wing , a four-seat enclosed cabin accessed via doors, fixed conventional landing gear , skis or floats and a single engine in tractor configuration .[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 6]
The aircraft is made from sheet 2024-T3 aluminum , with some parts made from 6061-T6 and 7075-T6 . Its 38.1 ft (11.6 m) extended-span wing employs a NACA 2412 airfoil , has an area of 191 sq ft (17.7 m2 ) and mounts large Fowler flaps . The aircraft can be equipped with engines ranging from 200 to 350 hp (149 to 261 kW). The standard engine used is the 300 hp (224 kW) Continental IO-520 four-stroke powerplant. The design includes improvements over the Cessna, including vertically hinged doors and longer span flaps combined with shorter span ailerons , in a similar manner to the Cessna 206 .[ 1] [ 3] [ 6] [ 4] [ 7]
Operational history
In March 2017 there were seven Super-Cyclones on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register and one registered with the US Federal Aviation Administration .[ 8] [ 9]
St-Just Super-Cyclone on amphibious floats Data from Bayerl, Kitplanes and St-Just Aviation[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
General characteristics
Crew: oneCapacity: four passengersLength: 38 ft (12 m)Wingspan: 38 ft 1 in (11.6 m)Wing area: 191.0 sq ft (17.74 m2 )Empty weight: 1,800 lb (816 kg)Gross weight: 3,500 lb (1,588 kg)Fuel capacity: 340 litres (75 imp gal; 90 US gal)Powerplant: 1 × Continental IO-520 six cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine , 300 hp (220 kW)Propellers: 3-bladed constant speedPerformance
Maximum speed: 170 mph (280 km/h, 150 kn)Cruise speed: 165 mph (265 km/h, 143 kn)Stall speed: 43 mph (70 km/h, 38 kn)Range: 1,200 mi (1,900 km, 1,000 nmi)Rate of climb: 1,600 ft/min (8.1 m/s)Wing loading: 18.3 lb/sq ft (89.5 kg/m2 )
References
^ a b c d Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 , page 120. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
^ a b Downey, Julia: 2005 Kit Aircraft Directory , Kitplanes, Volume 21, Number 12, December 2004, page 53. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
^ a b c Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition , page 257 BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
^ a b c Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16 , page 127. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
^ Bushliner Aircraft Manufacturing (2023). "Bushliner 1850EX" . bushliner.com . Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023 . ^ a b c St-Just Aviation (n.d.). "Kits" . Retrieved 20 October 2012 . ^ Downey, Julia: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory , Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 66. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
^ Transport Canada (7 March 2017). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register" . Retrieved 7 March 2017 .^ Federal Aviation Administration (7 March 2017). "Make / Model Inquiry Results" . Retrieved 7 March 2017 .
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