T30 Katana
Role Single-seat aerobatic monoplane
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Terzi Aerodyne
Designer Pietro Terzi
First flight 16 January 1991

The Terzi T30 Katana is an Italian single-seat competition aerobatic monoplane designed by the Milanese aeronautical engineer Pietro Terzi.[1] Terzi built a limited series with his firm Terzi Aerodyne based in Milan, Italy.[2]

Design and development

The Katana is a single-seat monoplane with a fixed conventional landing gear.[2] The wings and tail are aluminum alloy construction with a steel tube fuselage covered with composite shells.[2] It is powered by either a nose-mounted Lycoming IO-720 or Lycoming IO-540 piston engine.[2]

Variant

T30C
Powered by a 300hp (224kW) Lycoming IO-540 piston engine.
T30E
Powered by a 400hp (298kW) Lycoming IO-720 piston engine.

Specifications (T30E)

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 7.77 m (25 ft 6 in)
  • Empty weight: 658 kg (1,451 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 880 kg (1,940 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-720 piston, 300 kW (400 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 506 km/h (314 mph, 273 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 359 km/h (223 mph, 194 kn)
  • Stall speed: 98 km/h (61 mph, 53 kn)
  • Range: 402 km (250 mi, 217 nmi)
  • Rate of climb: 23 m/s (4,500 ft/min)

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Postlethwaite, Alan (3 June 1989). "Terzi secures orders for aerobatic Katana" (PDF). Flight International: 17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Taylor 1996, p. 475

Bibliography

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