Spezio Tuholer
| DAL 1 Tuholer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Sport aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Tony Spezio |
| First flight | May 2, 1961 |
| Unit cost |
approximately $3365 to build in 1971[1] |
The Spezio Sport DAL 1 Tuholer is a two-place low-wing homebuilt aircraft using tube-and-fabric construction. A folding wing is incorporated to allow for trailering.[2]
Development
The prototype aircraft was built for $287 using tubing from a Cessna UC 78, a Tri-Pacer propeller, wheels from a TG-6 glider, a Lycoming Ground Power unit and a variety of surplus materials. The nickname came from the president of the Experimental Aircraft Association remarking that the plane was a "tuholer".[3] (Link does not work)>
Design
The Tuholer is a tandem two-seat, strut-braced, low-wing, open cockpit aircraft with conventional landing gear. The dual control aircraft can be flown solo from the front or rear cockpit.[4] The fuselage is welded steel tubing with wooden stringers and fabric covering.[5] The dual wing spars are wood, with wood ribs and fabric covering. The fuel tank is made of fiberglass. The horizontal stabilizer uses a Piper Cub style screw jack for trim. The rear headrest can be built streamlined flush with the vertical stabilizer or tapered.[6]
Operational history
The designer flew the prototype 16 years.
Specifications (Spezio Tuholer)
Data from http://www.tuholer.com/speziotuholer.htm
General characteristics
- Capacity: 2
- Length: 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m)
- Wingspan: 24 ft (7.3 m)
- Empty weight: 820 lb (372 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,200 lb (544 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming , 125 hp (93 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 139 kn; 257 km/h (160 mph)
- Cruise speed: 106 kn; 196 km/h (122 mph)
- Stall speed: 39 kn; 72 km/h (45 mph)
- Rate of climb: 2,200 ft/min (11 m/s)
References
- ↑ Leo J. Kohn (Winter 1971). "The true cost of building your own plane". Air Trails: 63.
- ↑ Popular Mechanincs: 94. February 1963. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.tuholer.com/speziotuholer.htm
- ↑ "Tandem "two holer" you can fly from either seat". Popular Mechanics: 85. July 1973.
- ↑ "What kind of aircraft would you build". Air Progress Sport Aircraft. Winter 1971.
- ↑ Air Trails: 5. Winter 1971. Missing or empty
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External links
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- http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/aircraft/international-aircraft-directory/homebuiltkitbuilt-aircraft/spezio-tuholer.html