Ravin 500

Ravin 500
Role	Amateur-built aircraft
National origin	South Africa
Manufacturer	Ravin Aircraft
First flight	15 September 2002
Status	In production (2012)
Number built	17
Developed from	Piper PA-24 Comanche

Short description: South African homebuilt aircraft

The Ravin 500 is a South African amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by Ravin Aircraft of Pretoria. The aircraft first flew on 15 September 2002 and is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft.^[1]^[2]

Design and development

The Ravin 500 is based on the design of the aluminum Piper PA-24 Comanche, but rendered in composite materials and scaled down some 6–7%.^[3]

The Ravin 500 features a cantilever low-wing, a four-seat enclosed cabin, accessed by doors, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The cabin is 45 in (114 cm) wide.^[1]^[2]

The aircraft's 35 ft (10.7 m) span wing has an area of 157 sq ft (14.6 m²) and mounts flaps as well as winglets. The aircraft's recommended engine is the 260 to 300 hp (194 to 224 kW) Lycoming IO-540 four-stroke powerplant. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 1400 hours.^[1]

Operational history

The company reported that by December 2013 that a total of 22 aircraft or kits had been supplied and that 17 of these have been completed and flown.^[4]

Specifications (Ravin 500)

Data from Kitplanes and Ravin Aircraft^[1]^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: three passengers
Length: 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Wing area: 157 sq ft (14.6 m²)
Empty weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg)
Gross weight: 3,575 lb (1,622 kg)
Fuel capacity: 160 U.S. gallons (610 L; 130 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540 six cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 300 hp (220 kW)
Propellers: 3-bladed composite

Performance

Maximum speed: 242 mph (389 km/h, 210 kn)
Cruise speed: 220 mph (350 km/h, 190 kn)
Stall speed: 62 mph (100 km/h, 54 kn) flaps down
Range: 2,200 mi (3,500 km, 1,900 nmi)
Wing loading: 22.8 lb/sq ft (111 kg/m²)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 69. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Ravin Aircraft (n.d.). "Aircraft Specifications". Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529224203/http://www.saravin.com/Specifications.html. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
↑ Ravin Aircraft (n.d.). "Reviews". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228004239/http://www.saravin.com/reviews.html. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
↑ Ravin Aircraft (n.d.). "Owners". Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. https://archive.today/20130201213008/http://saravin.com/Owners.html. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

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[KitplanesDec2011-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 69. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851

[Specs-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Ravin Aircraft (n.d.). "Aircraft Specifications". Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529224203/http://www.saravin.com/Specifications.html. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

[Reviews-3] Ravin Aircraft (n.d.). "Reviews". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228004239/http://www.saravin.com/reviews.html. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

[Owners-4] Ravin Aircraft (n.d.). "Owners". Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. https://archive.today/20130201213008/http://saravin.com/Owners.html. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

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