Flightrite Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Won’t see too many operating with these donks anytime soon. too costly not to mention that training is different to recip donks, plenty of pilots could easily cook these and repair bills would be very much ouch! Ill stick to recip donks in my bug smashers and let someone else pay for my kero burning flying😂
skippydiesel Posted February 27 Posted February 27 2 hours ago, BrendAn said: A turbine with piston engine economy. Hard to judge. He was in cruise, 25/hr @ 11000 ft, I think he said. No indicated/true airspeed given. No climb fuel consumption given. To make a useful comparison, the fuel consumption for a the whole trip needs to be used. If it hold true to conventional wisdom, it wont come into its efficiency own, until it gets up into the high teens mid twenties. Then you have to go down the O2 or pressurisation track $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$😈
FlyBoy1960 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 The guys at TL Ultralight in the Czech Republic did this about 5 years ago. These are the people that make the Sting, Stream, Sparker, Sirius, etc. and other aircraft in the range. They built about 20 units that were commissioned specifically for military training because they needed a low-cost way of operating an aircraft with a turbine engine for military training. Apparently, they couldn't do the same thing with a Piston engine variant. I saw some photos of the aircraft when I was lucky enough to go to AERO Friedrichshafen about 5 years ago. I will see if I can find the photos but it looked really nice. No idea of the price or anything else but it looked really good. A quick search found this information TL-Ultralight, a Czech aircraft manufacturer, has developed the Stream Turbo, an ultralight aircraft powered by the PBS TP100 turboprop engine. This engine is notable for its low weight and high static thrust, producing 241 horsepower (180 kW). It is equipped with autonomous oil and fuel systems, an electric BLDC starter-generator, and a digital control unit that maintains a constant propeller speed. The aircraft can reach flight levels up to 29,500 feet (9,000 meters) and has a maximum starting altitude of 19,700 feet (6,000 meters). tl-ultralight.cz tl-ultralight.com.au The Stream Turbo's design offers pilots an experience akin to that of a military fighter jet, featuring tandem seating and a highly streamlined Kevlar-fiberglass composite airframe with retractable landing gear. While primarily intended for military use, the aircraft's performance and design make it suitable for basic fighter training, especially for developing world militaries. 20 units were commissioned for the Czech Republic military as a basic trainer aircraft. pimaair.org The PBS TP100 engine itself has applications beyond civilian aviation; it is also utilized in various military contexts, including vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) operations for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). 1
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