RIHN DESIGN SERIES

DR-107 One Design


Type
Single seat aerobatic competition aircraft

Design Features
Low wing monoplane with a specially designed symmetrical airfoil, 16% thick, conic nose and flat sides. Large symmetrical ailerons. Wire braced tail surfaces.

Structure
Fuselage has a welded steel tube truss covered with sheet metal from the firewall aft to the cockpit, fabric covered from the cockpit aft the tail. Aluminum sheet metal turtledeck. The tail surfaces are fabric covered and wire braced with steel tube spars and bent up steel sheet metal ribs. The one piece wing is all wood, Douglas Fir and Spruce spars, plywood ribs and plywood covered. Large span ailerons are built of wood and fabric covered. The fiberglass engine cowl is a two piece, split horizontally and is easily removable for ease in maintenance.

Flying Controls
Pushrod actuated ailerons and elevator, cable actuated rudder. Ailerons are mass balanced and aerodynamically counter balanced. Each aileron is fitted with a ground adjustable balance surface suspended below the aileron. A trim tab on each elevator also acts as a servo tab to reduce stick pressures.

Power Plant
One Lycoming O-320 (150 HP) removed from a Cessna 172. Modifications include inverted oil system, high compression pistons, and fuel injection. Driving a two blade fixed pitch Senescing aluminum propeller (74 inches diameter, 60 inches pitch). The fuel tank is located in the fuselage ahead of the cockpit, capacity is 18.5 gallons.

Landing Gear
Non-retractable tail wheel type, main gear is a one piece aluminum spring, tail wheel is steerable and full swivel mounted on a cantilever steel spring. Main wheels are 5.00 x 5 with hydraulic disk brakes.

Accommodation
An adjustable seat back nominally reclined to 30 degrees.

Systems
Electrical system of 12 volts. Electric engine starter.

Avionics
Terra VHF radio, Terra transponder with encoder.


One Design Specifications
Prototype N105DR

Dimensions:
Wingspan19 ft 4 in
Length17 ft
Wing Area75.55 sq ft
Aspect Ratio5.03
Tailplane Span7.5 ft
Cockpit Width24 in
Cockpit Length55 in
Fuel Capacity18.5 gal
Weights and Loadings:
Empty Weight740 lb
Acro Weight1,000 lb*
Wing Loading13.4 lb/sq ft
Power Loading6.25 lb hp
Limit Load10+/- G
Performance at Acro Weight:
Max Level Speed184 mph
Max Rate of Climb2,000 ft/min
Stall Speed60 mph
Max L/D10.4
Rated Power160 hp
Roll Rate360+ deg/sec
* Acro Weight = empty weight + 200 lb pilot + fuel, oil, parachute.


To Order Plans Contact:

Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co : 1-800-824-1930

OR

Rihn Aircraft Corp. : DanRihn@aol.com


Plans Price $330.00


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