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The Victa R-2 was a prototype Australian single-engine four-seat light aircraft built by Victa Ltd in the early 1960s. A single example was built, first flying in February 1961, but no production followed.




Design and development


In September 1959, the Australian engineering company Victa Consolidated Industries, a major manufacturer of motor lawnmowers, established an aviation department. The first intended product was the Victa R-2, a four-seat single-engine light aircraft designed by Luigi Pellarini. Pellarini's design was a low-winged, all metal tractor configuration monoplane with a T-tail, powered by a 180 hp (130 kW) Lycoming O-360 flat-four piston engine driving a constant-speed propeller. The prototype's wings were braced by struts, although production aircraft may have had fully cantilever wings. The wingtips and tail were raked to reduce drag. A retractable tricycle landing gear was fitted, although the production of versions with fixed landing gear was considered for operations in the bush.
A prototype first flew on 15 February 1961, by which time Victa had received several orders for the R-2. Despite these orders, no production followed. Victa had committed to production of the two-seat Airtourer (which had been ordered in much larger numbers than the R-2), and chose to develop a four-seater derivative of the Airtrainer, the Aircruiser, which was expected to be cheaper to build than the R-2, instead of continuing to develop the R-2. Pellarini left Victa, and later went on to design the Transavia PL-12 Airtruk agricultural biplane, although attempts by Pellarini to build a development of the R-2 as the Transavia PL-13 were unsuccessful.




Specifications (Performance estimated)


Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1961–62General characteristics
Crew: 1 pilot
Capacity: 3 passengers
Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
Height: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Wing area: 132 sq ft (12.3 m2)
Aspect ratio: 7.7:1
Empty weight: 1,190 lb (540 kg)
Gross weight: 2,250 lb (1,021 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-360-A1A air-cooled flat four, 180 hp (130 kW)
Performance

Maximum speed: 183 mph (295 km/h, 159 kn) at sea level
Cruise speed: 174 mph (280 km/h, 151 kn) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) (75% power)
Stall speed: 56 mph (90 km/h, 49 kn) (flaps down)
Range: 740 mi (1,190 km, 640 nmi)
Service ceiling: 16,600 ft (5,100 m)
Rate of climb: 1,160 ft/min (5.9 m/s)




References



Brogden, Stanley (12 August 1960). "Australian Light Aircraft: Newcomers Enter the Club and Agricultural Markets". Flight. Vol. 78, no. 2683. pp. 234–235. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
"Orders for Victa". Flight. Vol. 78, no. 2695. 4 November 1960. p. 689. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
"Sport and Business". Flight. Vol. 79, no. 2707. 27 January 1961. p. 134. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
"Sport and Business". Flight. Vol. 79, no. 2707. 4 May 1961. p. 591. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
Taylor, John W. R. (1961). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1961–62. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
Taylor, John W. R. (1966). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1966–67. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
Taylor, John W. R. (1967). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1967–68. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.




External links


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