Aircraft: DIMO - METAIR
Dimensions
- Length: 7.28 m
- Height: 1.8 m
- Wingspan: 16.33 m
7.28 m
1.8 m
16.33 m
Flying performances
Speed| Min speed | 30 m/s |
| Max speed | 60 m/s |
| Usual speed during measurements | 45 m/s |
| Usual speed during transit flights | 50 m/s |
| Ascent rate | 3 m/s |
| Min altitude |
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| Max ceiling | 22 000 ft |
| Usual ceiling during measurements | 10 000 ft |
| Ceiling limitations | payload and oxygen |
| Empty weight | 610 kg |
| Max take-off weight | 930 kg |
| Max payload | 320 kg |
| Max scientific payload | 220 kg (X-coordinate of 2nd point) |
| Usual scientific payload during measurements | 100 kg |
| Scientific payload for max endurance | 80 kg (X-coordinate of 1st point) |
Endurance
| Max endurance at min scientific payload and max fuel | 5 h (Y-coordinate of 1st point) |
| Endurance at max scientific payload | 2 h (Y-coordinate of 2nd point) |
Range
| Max range | 800 km (at min scientific payload and max fuel) |
| Conditions for max range |
cruising speed of < 180 km/h. |
| Range at max scientific payload | None km |
| Usual range during measurement flight | 750 km |
Other
| Weather conditions limitations |
day time, VFR |
| Take-off runway length | 500 m |
| Engines | 1 x Rotax 914 F3 |
| Avionics | basic: single VHF radio, transponder-S, VOR; |
Crew and scientists on board
| Crew (pilots + operators) |
2 |
| Seats available for scientists | 1 |
Cabin
| Length | n/a m |
| Width | n/a m |
| Height | n/a m |
| Apertures | n/a |
| Cabin pressurized | no |
| More information | relatively narrow, side by side, for pilot and operator, or single pilot with fully automatic instruments which can be watched and managed by the scientifically trained pilot. |
Aircraft modifications
| Nose boom | no |
| Windows | no |
| Openings | diverse, in the pods. Flexible to add more. |
| Hard points | 2 (1 under each wing) |
| Inlets | yes |
| Additionnal systems | no |
Acquisition systems
3 PC/104 (1 in each pod, 1 in center, with wireless link) ; diverse interfaces (RS-232/-422, freq., volt., TTL) via TurboLab under DOS 6.20 with 100 Hz measurements and 10 Hz recording. Postprocessing with a suite of Pascal programs
Electrical power
| Aircraft total electrical power (kW) | 1 kW or 0.5 kW at 28 VDC, with converted power to 12 VDC (0.2kW), and 230 VAC (0.3kW) |
| Electrical power (kW) and voltages (V) available for scientists | 28 VDC, 12 VDC, 230 VAC with a total of 1.0 kW |