TeST TST-5 Variant explained
The
TeST TST-5 Variant is a
Czech homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by
TeST Gliders of
Brno, introduced c. 1998. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a completely assembled aircraft, without engine or instruments, and also as a kit for amateur construction.
[1] Design and development
The TST-5 Variant features a strut-braced shoulder-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.
The aircraft is of all-wood construction. Its constant-chord wing with a NACA 4415 airfoil is intended to give docile handling and is supported by "V"-struts. The standard engine used is the M-125 powerplant.[2]
The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied "express-built" kit as 250 hours.
Variants
- TST-5 Variant
Original model with constant chord, strut-braced wing
- TST-5 Variant Duo
Model with tapered cantilever wingNotes and References
- Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 362. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
- Web site: The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage. 11 May 2014. Lednicer. David. 2010. 20 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420012244/http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html. dead.
