InterPlane Starboy

Starboy
Artist's three-view rendering of the InterPlane Starboy
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin Czech Republic
Manufacturer InterPlane Aircraft
Status Proposed (1998)
Number built None


The InterPlane Starboy was a proposed Czech homebuilt aircraft designed by InterPlane Aircraft of Zbraslavice. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction, but none seem to have been built.[1]

Design and development

The Starboy design featured a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The aircraft was to have been constructed of a combination of aluminum and composite materials. Its 8.0 m (26.2 ft) span wing would have had a wing area of 12.41 m2 (133.6 sq ft). The standard engine proposed was the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL.[1]

The aircraft was to have a typical empty weight of 245 kg (540 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (990 lb), giving a useful load of 205 kg (452 lb). With full fuel of 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) the payload for pilot, passenger and baggage would have been 169 kg (373 lb).[1]

The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the planned kit as 500 hours.[1]

Specifications (Starboy)

Data from AeroCrafter[1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 353. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
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