Brutsche Freedom 210 STOL explained

The Brutsche Freedom 210 STOL was a proposed American STOL homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Neal H. Brutsche and intended to be produced by Brutsche Aircraft Corporation of Salt Lake City, Utah, introduced in the mid-1990s. The aircraft was planned to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1] [2]

Design and development

The Freedom 210 STOL was to be a follow-on design to the single-seat Brutsche Freedom 40. It features a cantilever high-wing, a four-seat enclosed cabin, fixed conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1] [2]

The aircraft was to be made from aluminum sheet. Its 311NaN1 span wing was to mount almost full span Fowler flaps and feature a wing area of 135square feet. The cabin width was to be 43inches, accessed via swing-up doors 530NaN0 in width. The acceptable power range was to be 160to and the standard engines used are the 1800NaN0 Lycoming O-360 or the 2100NaN0 fuel-injected Lycoming IO-360 powerplant. Kit options included a heater, upholstery, cargo tie-downs and floats.[1] [2]

The aircraft was to have a typical empty weight of 1250lb and a gross weight of 2250lb, giving a useful load of 1000lb. With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passengers and baggage was to be 640lb.[1]

The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a 2100NaN0 engine was to be 4250NaN0 and the landing roll is 3000NaN0.[1]

The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit would be 1400 hours.[1]

Operational history

By 1998 the company reported that kits were available.[1]

Since April 2015 no examples have been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration and it is likely that none were completed.[3]

Variants

Freedom 180 STOL
  • Version with 1800NaN0 Lycoming O-360 engine and a length of 24.081NaN1[2]
    Freedom 210 STOL
  • Version with 2100NaN0 Lycoming IO-360 engine and a length of 24.51NaN1[1]

    Notes and References

    1. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 346. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
    2. Web site: American airplanes: Bo - Bu. aerofiles.com. 16 April 2015.
    3. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 18 April 2015. Federal Aviation Administration. 18 April 2015.