ProFe D-10 Tukan

D-10 Tukan
General information
TypeMotor glider
National origin
Czech Republic
ManufacturerProFe
StatusProduction completed
Number built4 (1998)

The ProFe D-10 Tukan (English: Toucan) is a Czech high-wing, strut-braced, T-tailed, two-seat motor glider that was designed and produced by ProFe and made available in kit form for amateur construction.

Design and development

The D-10 was designed as a self-launching sailplane. The engine is a Rotax 447 of 40 hp (30 kW), mounted in tractor configuration on a retractable arm behind the cockpit. The engine can be retracted in 15 seconds.

The D-10 is predominantly constructed from fibreglass and wood. The cabin is enclosed under a bubble canopy. The conventional landing gear uses two side-by-side, non-retractable mainwheels under the cockpit floor set closely together. The 14.7 m (48.23 ft) span wing is supported by a single lift strut and jury struts on each side and employs a Wortmann FX 63-137 airfoil.

Specifications (D-10 Tukan)

Data from ProFe

General characteristics

Performance

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 313. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 130. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ↑ "Tukan - Technical Data". ProFe. 2007.