Savannah experimental amateurbuilt light sport aircraft.
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Savannah TM S is an all metal, side-by-side seating airframe with a strut supported high-wing. The wing is a high-lift NACA 650-18 modified airfoil with flaperons. Two, large lateral doors allow easy access, and offer removability for flight. Unprecedented visibility is provided as both cockpit doors and roof are transparent.
A 45-pound baggage hold is flight-accessible behind the seats. Vortex generators (VGs) contribute to a performance envelope for utilities from 30-111 mph. The specifications include an aluminum alloy main gear for durable grass field operations.
Savannah home-builder kits require as little as an estimated 110 hours from assembly start… to flight!
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To its credit the manufacturer of Savannah Kits and
Factory Built Aircraft , ICP srl in Italy, is constantly
innovating and making subtle but important
changes to constantly improve the Savannah range
of LSA and Kit aircraft.
The venerable Classic Savannah morphed from a
capable, but a little slow in the cruise work horse, to
the VG version, which with a changed wing leading
edge pro le and the addition of Vortex Generators,
enabled a cruise TAS of 90Kts at 70% power with a
modest three knot increase in the stall speed
to 26Kts. No vices here!
However the cabin width and leg room was a bit of an issue for us Aussies so the factory blessed us with the introduction of the mighty Savannah XL.
Savannah Experimental Amateurbuilt Aircraft Video
Now this new aircraft almost had it all. A wider and longer cabin, more sloping windscreen, a longer more streamlined nose, a clear roof, more Lexan in the doors to improve all round visibility, and a Ring Mount for the venerable Rotax 912ULS which freed up the engine bay and subdued the "Rotax Knock" at start-up and shutdown.
Well this new model was heaven to the long legged pilot and the standard aircraft could still weigh in empty at about 300Kg even with the long range,
bladder busting 150L tanks. That's up to eight hours in the air non stop. A long way at a TAS of 90kts before you have to stop for fuel.
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