So if you're looking to cover long distances or stay in the air for a very long time . $85,500 Reg# N8552V TT: 2408; Performance Specs. The wood winged 7GCBC weight go up to 1800lbs on edo 2000 floats. Formally Quest Aircraft, the Daher Kodiak 100 was first introduced in 2008 as a rugged off airport single engine turboprop aircraft. D) be indeterminable. Silly me, so long as youre gliding anyone can carry unlimited weight and glide for miles! Discussion in 'Flight Following' started by Morne, Dec 21, 2011. average spam cans seem to be right around 8 or 9:1. This Bellanca Citabria is ready for an afternoon of fun! Keep in mind, though, you're going quite a bit slower than your best glide speed, and that can significantly impact your glide range. 45 mph and 45degree nose down. The pilot did an awesome job, cool as a cucumber. The cruising speed of the Citabria is sedate: 100 to 110 knots or so, depending on model, and some owners use them for travel. Further improvements to the 7GCBC include use of the heftier front wing strut from a Decathlon, which is attached to the wing with a beefed-up end fitting. American Champion Aircraft Corporation acquired the Citabria, Decathlon, and Scout designs in 1989 and returned the 7ECA, 7GCAA, and 7GCBC models to production over a period of years. If two aircraft have the same L/D ratio but different weights and start a glide from the same altitude, the heavier aircraft gliding at a higher airspeed will arrive at the same touchdown point in a shorter time. Its name spelled backwards, "airbatic", reflects this. Both of them start a power off descent at the same time at the same position. We powered pilots often call this Vg or Vbg. An extremely expensive, highly competitive glider today can have a 60:1 glide ratio. Every once in a while I get a question on askacfi.com that Im pretty sure is a homework question but I still dont mind answering it. This can be the difference between going home ! The new Cessna 177 Cardinal with its cantilever, laminar-flow wing offering terrific visibility is a doll to fly, a step above its trusty-yet-pedestrian predecessor. That is the lesson we learn about slow flight and stalls. The Explorer likes to fly. Landing Distance over 50-ft. Login required to see more detailed info on each aircraft. More speed equals more drag which translate into a higher sink ratewhich translate in loosing more altitude for the same amount of time unit The flight path and the AoA are 2 different things not to be confused. Does the extra weight provide the extra energy to offset the extra drag? Available in several versions, with varying powerplants and equipment, the Citabria and its stablemate, the Decathlon, have a great deal to recommend them to the recreational flyer. The strut-braced wings of the Citabria are, like the fuselage and tail surfaces, fabric covered, utilizing aluminum ribs. ? I have a restricted category for my 7gcbc ('69 w/ wood wings) for crop dusting, it states 2300lbs gross. Though variants of the design, and other better-suited designs have largely taken over the Citabria's utility roles, Citabrias remain popular as trainers, glider towplanes, and for personal use. 4. Bellanca built over 600 of the 8KCAB design before production of the aircraft was interrupted when the company's assets were liquidated in 1981. But the best glide speed for the SR20 is put close to 100 knots, with the DA40 at 70. CITABRIA EXPLORER 7GCBC. This should be a indicated airspeed you should try and maintain the second your engine quits or starts sputtering. ). Federal Aviation Administration. They also now manufacture the Citabria Adventure and the Citabria Explorer. 1. The Citabria was designed and initially produced by Champion Aircraft Corporation, and was a derivative of designs the company had been building since acquiring the 7-series Champ from Aeronca in 1954. The POH only gives the best glide distance in the clean condition. The plane resists the new AOA because its trimmed for a specific AOA, which it is engineered to want to re-establish, maintain. Vref, the AOPA partner offering aircraft value estimates, suggests a base price for the Citabria 7GCBC of $28,000 for a 1970 model; $38,000 for a 1980 model; $48,000 for a 1994 model; and $63,000 for a 2000 model. No one expects an air cooled 160hp with a carb. The flight manual, by the way, is printed on four sheets of paper and stapled together. Probably closer than you think. Higher is better. Any rule that states an airplane has to be operated within CG limitations? This is important. Why? Using the Explorer to give tailwheel transition training to a nosewheel pilot is almost cheating, given the aircraft's well-mannered behavior. The weight is no longer a factor in this scenario. Since it is the lift over drag (L/D) ratio that determines the gliding range, weight will not affect it. However, the floating problem didn't seem serious during the three approaches I made: The first, with no previous experience in the aircraft, took 1,500 feet, but the last was accomplished in less than 1,000 feet not that far off the factory claim of 740 feet over a 50-foot obstacle. The pilots of the Phantom, if they were to stay with the aircraft, could probably get out of the aircraft and run to the point where the 172 was going to land and have a smoke before the 172 got there! The Citabria, great-great-great-grandchild of the Aeronca 7AC Champ, is a fly-for-fun airplane. Will both airplanes arrive at the same point? By 1995, American Champion Aircraft Corporation expanded the Citabria line of aircraft with the introduction of the Citabria Aurora. Eventually, the Citabria line expanded to four models. In addition, the carburetor was replaced with a fuel injection system, and a Christen Industries inverted oil system was fitted to the engine. The glide ratio varies with air speed, but there is a maximum value which is frequently quoted. http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Glide_Performance. Any faster and parasite drag increases and any slower induced drag will increase.. The airplane is powered by a horizontally opposed, four cylinder, direct drive, normally aspirated, air cooled, carburetor equipped engine. The heavier the aircraft is, the higher the airspeed must be to obtain the same glide ratio. In comparison, a Boeing 747 has a 15:1 glide ratio. How would you go about finding it yourself? I also know there is a direct relationship between AOA and airspeed. Reissued 08/14/2012 SA2683NM Installation of Precise Flight, Inc. stand-by vacuum system (SVS) 14:1 means 14 km of distance per 1 km of altitude. One glide I did from 7500' down to the surface at ~800 MSL resulted in an 11.54 glide ratio. An "Ultimate Adventure" version, with a Superior Vantage O-360-A3A2 engine of 180 horsepower (130kW) and a composite propeller, is also produced by American Champion. 2. This is a question I was asked a few days ago, and I cant find the correct answer. Both at the same time? (just kidding). What gives? When the Citabria was introduced, it was the only airplane being commercially produced in the United States which was certified for aerobatics. At a critical point angle of attack, the aircraft can maintain altitude only by increasing power and is said to be behind the power curve. This change gives the Decathlon better inverted flight and negative-g maneuver capabilities. The engine is a Lycoming Model O-235-K2C and is rated at 118 horsepower. A car that has alot of horsepower is 300+. Description: The PA-25 Pawnee was an agricultural aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft between 1959 and 1981. Department of Transportation. Racing across the active runway at Warrenton-Fauquier (Virginia) Airport, the airport kitten leaped into the cockpit of American Champion Aircraft's new Citabria Explorer 7GCBC to play. ? Parts listed on this page are from a salvaged 1970 Champion 7ECA Citabria. 5. It offers the added advantage of increasing wing strength. The Citabria designs passed through the hands of a number of companies through the 1980s, including a Champion Aircraft Company which was no relation to the Champion Aircraft of the 1960s. 3. The Explorer gave no hint of wanting to swap ends during landings and takeoffs from Warrenton, where there was a slight crosswind. Ours was built in 1984 and purchased from the Wings of Eagles Museum. Assume: XXXX lbs, alt.= 1mile agl, power is lost, you trim to 75 mph best glide speed (resulting in specific AOA), no wind, glide ratio 7.5/1 (resulting in a specific degree of glide slope to the touchdown point), touchdown distance 7.5 miles, glide time 6 minutes. The only thing that has changed is the rate at which the plane is proceeding along the glide path. Though the Decathlon went out of production within a decade of its introduction, this was not due to any fault in the design, but rather to the slump in general aviation in the United States at the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s. Tracking the runway centerline required little effort. How much does a Citabria cost? I fly over a huge area of good LZ's. :) keep up the good job. To Mark, JAN 10, 2013: Your glide ratio needs to be determined empirically. The 7GCAA . The major differences between these two models are that the 7GCBC has a wingspan of 34.5 feet (10.5m), 1-foot (0.30m) longer than the 7ECA and 7GCAA, and carries wing flaps. Remember weight does affect stall speed. . Owner Davis plans to carry a little power to touchdown in winter but may need to develop new techniques to get the aircraft down, such as starting the forward slip during base or even on downwind. Someone on the internet gave a Vbg of 135MPH for a total glide time of 60 * (6/135) = 2 minutes 40 . Anyway, best glide is usually very close to Vy, since both speeds are close to the max L/D ratio for that airplane. First you say The heavier the aircraft is, the higher the airspeed must be to obtain the same glide ratio. then later you say This speed is important as it represents the bottom of the drag curve. A "High Country Explorer" version, with a Superior Vantage O-360-A3A2 engine of 180 horsepower (130kW) and larger wheels, is also produced by American Champion. It is found by multiplying the weight by the sine of the glide angle. Description: The G102 Astir is a single seat fibreglas 15m Standard Class sailplane with a retractable wheel, designed by and built by Grob Aircraft, with the first flight in December 1974. It's not a fixed number and the 50:1 ratio will only be achieved at one speed. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Airplanes fly on excess power, not grace, not engineering. Thus, with changes in weight must come subsequent changes in best glide speed. Demonstrated Crosswind Component: 17 kts. All airplanes are designed to be able to glide to anticipate the worst case when the engine is failure. Thus, the only remaining variable left to change our lift is velocity (V), or airspeed. B) increase fitness for any purpose is made or implied. I do engine off landing all the time.. Description: The Citabria is a light single-engine, two-seat, fixed conventional gear airplane which entered production in the United States in 1964. Note as you have increased your IAS (v2) a subsequent decrease in your Angle of attack (cL) is required. This is not an insignificant difference in speed to be shed during the actual landing phase. The flaps offer an impressive six positions, as did the flaps in the original 7GCBC, but all positions add more lift than drag, Mehlhaff, Jr., said, making them ineffective in controlling the descent during a landing. glide path is not the same as attitude / angle of attack (AoA). Citabrias were also popular as trainersbecause of their conventional gear and their aerobatic capabilitiesand as personal aircraft. The Citabria POH/AFM is a piece of junk, isn't it? THE GLIDE TIME IS SHORTENED. Aircraft specification no. Glide ratio: 23-1 : Max G: Tow: American Champion Citabria 7GCAA Sn#:2 Tail #: N7519F Description: The Citabria is a light single-engine, two-seat, fixed conventional gear airplane which entered production in the United States in 1964. We use cookies to help you get the best experience when using our website. This frees you to make the decisions and troubleshoot. Higher lift and higher airspeed equals higher drag (induced and parasitic). I couldn't find a glide ratio for a spitfire. You are using an out of date browser. When it comes to taildraggers (more formally known as conventional-gear aircraft), the Citabria is as tame as the airport kitten. All of these changes were made in order to allow for extended inverted flight, a mode not possible in the earlier models. Some will find it easier to use a different calculation. Takeoff Distance Over 50-ft Obstacle: 895 ft. (35 gal. The cross-section of the metal fuselage truss is triangular, a design feature which can be traced back to the earliest Aeronca C-2 design of the late 1920s. whether the flaps are deployed, the landing gear is down etc. So if I were at 10000 feet and lost all my engines, I could expect to glide about 30 miles. All of the variants are discussed in more detail below. And it means you have more vertical speed to arrest in that latter phase. Aircraft: Citabria N990WY. glide path. Bellanca continued production of the 7GCAA as the Citabria "A" Package (a designation apparently begun by Champion), but with no significant design changes. The Decathlon design passed through the hands of a number of companies through the 1980s, including a Champion Aircraft Company which was no relation to the Champion Aircraft of the 1960s, but no Decathlons were built in that period. Fuel Burn at 75% power in standard conditions per hour. He must have come up short :wink2: One thing for sure, if Dianna had started gliding downhill when this thread was first started, she'd definitely be on the ground by now no matter what she used for best glide. Using trigonometry we get an angle of about 4 degrees below the horizon. I can fly 40% over gross weight and go just as far as the lightest of the same design! The model 7ECA Citabria entered production at Champion in 1964. $145.00/hr. Bill Piper really needed to have someone shot over that! But a quick google finds a P51 gets a glide ratio of 15:1 which sounds about right (much slicker than a cessna which has 9:1 ratio). You would have to have a different attitude (sight picture) to achieve this. Like the Citabria, the Decathlon features tandem seating and center-stick controls. The fuselage and tail surfaces are constructed of welded metal tubing. NO OTHER CHANGES. Introduced in 1965, the Champion 7GCAA, like the 7ECA, featured wood-spar wings and oleo-shock main gear. In GA aircraft, the speed is given in reference to the max weight. Description: The Schweizer SGS 2-33 is an American two-seat, high-wing, strut-braced, training glider that was built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York until the late 1980s, the 2-33 was the main training glider used in North America. The added weight requires more lift. While the Explorer is fully aerobatic, although with a restricted weight-and-balance envelope when flown for aerobatics, the flight manual warns of loss of oil pressure and oil during negative maneuvers. So based on the information above. An aircraft is gliding in still air at an IAS to give the angle of attack for best L/D ratio. The Decathlon entered production in the United States in 1970 as a more powerful and stronger complement to the American Champion Citabria line of aircraft. BUT ONLY IF THE PLANE WAS DESIGNED WITH WINGS TO SUPPORT SUCH A LOAD. Nationality and Registration MarksZK-CIT. Because the AOA remained unchanged, this once again perfectly balanced plane will remain on its same glidepath and arrive at the same touchdown point. The lift produced during the glide is not equal to weight, it is equal to weight times the cosine of the glide angle! (Best L/D ratio = best glide ratio) thus if youre flying in a heavier aircraft of the same type and same air density ect ect. Introduced in 1964, the 7ECA was the first version of the design and utilized the Continental O-200-A engine of 100 horsepower (75kW). N234WE, Tow: American ChampionCitabria 7GCAA Sn#:2Tail #: I am all about learning so help me out here. American Champion expects to begin building the 7GCAA in a year, but with a 160-hp engine. Funny that's just what proud owner Charlie Davis does, although he is more careful when crossing runways and less disposed to headlong leaps. Page 6-Engine Out Glide Distance? (Jun. Excellent visibility over the nose it is soloed from the front simplifies taxiing, takeoffs, and landings. Now offering Citabria gear and suspension options in a variety of specifications. But a lovely bird. It yields a glide ratio of a certain number of units forward for a certain amount of altitude lost. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Posts: 9992. Also, there is no thrust to move the aircraft. Said for years..every pilot should know his best glide, write it on your dash. (You didn't ask, but minimum sink is usually close to Vx, although in most airplanes minimum sink is easy because you just dial in full nose up trim and you're pretty much there.). It is good to know what your "best" glide ratio is, such as most single engine training airplanes are in the 9:1 glide ratio. Range: 500 miles. Perhaps I am to understand that angle of attack stays the same in best glide, JetPhotos.com is the biggest database of aviation photographs with over 5 million screened photos online! for approved maneuvers in the acrobatic category. . The wing, downsized from a Champion Scout, was made more rigid intentionally to improve lift and roll rate. An orificed one-way check valve allows a minimum of fuel to be vented overboard during negative G aerobatic maneuvers. The Decathlon traces its lineage back to the Aeronca Champ, by way of the Citabria. What else should I plan for, in checking this? Gliding is a descending, opposite of climbing, which is ascending. Just as when you are under power. . Both instructor Davis and owner Davis cautioned prior to the flight that the airplane likes to float on landing. I don't know of a list. Congrats to Ian and CFI Scott for checking this box off his list. Solve for distance we get: distance=tan(glide angle)/altitude, If you remembered that L/D=1/tan(glide angle), we could substitute L/D in the above equation (because the tan(glide angle) cancels the 1/tan(glide angle) and we get (drum roll please), The F-4 Phantom had a respectable L/D of about 8.7. 7GCAA, Citabria 150, Citabria "A" Package, Citabria Adventure, 7GCBC, Citabria 150s, Citabria "C" Package, Citabria Explorer, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "And In This Corner, The Champ: A Pilot Report on the Champion Citabria", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_Champion_Citabria&oldid=1119996904, 1960s United States civil utility aircraft, 1960s United States civil trainer aircraft, Articles needing additional references from February 2009, All articles needing additional references, Short description is different from Wikidata, Aircraft specs templates using more performance parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. N7519F, Tow: PiperPA-25-235 PawneeTail #: Bellanca introduced two designs with close connections to the Citabria: The 8KCAB Decathlon and the 8GCBC Scout. Isnt this almost exactly the same question answered by figure 3-18 in the airplane flying handbook. Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 196970[2], Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era. Stepping into the Cardinal is more like sliding into a sedan than climbing into a pickup. SPECIFICATIONS. Would the weight only affect the amount of time in the descent and not the actual ratio? The Citabria is based on the Champion 7-series airframe. Intended as a lower-priced competitor to the Piper Super Cub, Mehlhaff sees it as a utility aircraft, whether it be on floats or skis, and as a glider tug aircraft. it only depends on its shape, and mostly on the shape of the wings, e.g. There is a forward component of weight (relative to Drag) that moves the aircraft forward. You can round 9.11418 down to 9.1. To aid in getting down, it is recommended that power be reduced to idle opposite the point of intended touchdown. The Citabria design based on the Aeronca 7AC Champion. Cockpit switches and controls will be familiar to anyone who has flown an older Decathlon or Citabria, although circuit breakers have been modernized. More Info. Its the added speed that balances the extra drag, Use tab to navigate through the menu items. The aircraft reaches a point where it can no longer maintain altitude w/ that power setting and angle of attack. Agree, especially if you mean the hershey bar variety. Early Citabrias were fitted with a steel tube main gear which uses an oleo strut for shock absorption. The only effect weight has is to vary the time the aircraft will glide for. It is still being produced. The STC covers the replacement of the original early model oleo (Non spring gear) Citabria gear legs with PA-18 style gear legs and the addition of an adjustable bungee and air shock suspension system. Your Cessna needs 120HP (75%) to maintain it's rated cruise speed. by the manufacturer or FAA. Designed for flight training, utility and personal use, it is capable of sustaining aerobatic stresses from +5g to -2 g. Its name spelled backwards, "airbatic", reflects this. The wings of Champion and Bellanca Decathlons were built with wooden spars. Custom Doggy Mat. The major differences between the7GCAA and 7KCAB were in the fuel system and the engine oil system. (The Citabria was certified under older CAR 4a regulations, when a more extensive flight manual was not required.) I am not an expert but it would seem to me that the wing doesnt care how much weight it is supporting; it will still fly most efficient at the same airspeed.. American Champion Citabria 7ECA Pre-Cut Carpet Kit. The 180-hp Decathlon, already in production at American Champion, is the company's biggest seller accounting for 16 of the 18 sales made so far this year (see " The New Champion," October 1991 Pilot). The engine was replaced with a Lycoming IO-320-E2A of 150 horsepower (110kW), while a header tank of 1.5 gallonslocated beneath the instrument panelwas added to the fuel system. Airspeed-65 MPH recommended (60 MPH minimum) 2. Higher lift requires higher airspeed for same AOA. Best angle is listed as 70. Minimum sink is always slower than best glide, because it's the point on the power required curve where the least amount of power is required. You have increased your IAS ( v2 ) a subsequent decrease in your angle of attack ( AOA ) options. Glide I did from 7500 & # x27 ; t find a glide ratio (. Corporation expanded the Citabria POH/AFM is a light single-engine, two-seat, fixed conventional gear airplane which entered at... 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