SOCATA ST 10

ST 10 Diplomate
Role Light aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer SOCATA
First flight 7 November 1967
Produced 1969-1974
Number built 55
Developed from Gardan GY-80 Horizon

The Socata ST-10 Diplomate was a French four-seat civil light aircraft. It was a development of the GY-80 Horizon, and was initially known as the Super Horizon 200, later the Provence, before finally being named the ST-10 Diplomate. The first prototype flew on 7 November 1967,[1] production beginning in 1970. Production ended in 1974, with a total of 56 built.[2]

Specifications (ST-10)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974-75[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 3 pax
  • Length: 7.26 m (23 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 13 m2 (140 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 7.1
  • Airfoil: root: NACA 4413-6 (modified); tip: NACA 62A-517 (modified)
  • Empty weight: 724 kg (1,596 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,222 kg (2,694 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360-C1B 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed Hartzell, 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) diameter constant-speed propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn) at MTOW at sea level
  • Cruise speed: 265 km/h (165 mph, 143 kn) at75% power
  • Stall speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn) flaps down
  • Range: 1,385 km (861 mi, 748 nmi) 1 +3 pax
  • Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 5.1 m/s (1,000 ft/min)
  • Take-off run: 270 m (886 ft)
  • Landing run: 250 m (820 ft)

See also

Related development

Related lists

References

  1. ^ a b Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1974). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974-75 (65th annual ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Inc. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-0354005029.
  2. ^ Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1976). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1976-77 (67th ed.). London: Jane's Yearbooks. p. 66. ISBN 0-3540-0538-3.
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