DAC RangeR

The DAC RangeR is a Dutch amateur-built aircraft, that was designed and produced by the Dutch Aeroplane Company (DAC), of Dordrecht. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.^[1][2]

RangeR
Role	Amateur-built aircraft
National origin	Netherlands
Manufacturer	Dutch Aeroplane Company
First flight	15 September 2006
Status	Production completed (2015)
Produced	2006-2015
Developed from	Lucas Dieselis

Design and development

The RangeR is a development of the Lucas Dieselis and features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1][2]

The aircraft is made from composite sandwiches. Its 9.75 m (32.0 ft) span wing has an area of 10.24 m² (110.2 sq ft) and flaps. The standard powerplant available is the 95 hp (71 kW) DAC YDT 1.7 litre diesel engine, developed by the airframe designers and based upon an Isuzu design.^[1][2]

By 2015 the aircraft had gone through a redesign, with an enlarged cockpit and a new wing design by Martin Holloman added, but by the end of 2015 the company website was taken down and the company seemed to be out of business.^[2][3]

Specifications (RangeR)

Data from Bayerl and DAC^[1][4]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 5.870 m (19 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 10.24 m² (110.2 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
• Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 90 litres (20 imp gal; 24 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × DAC YDT 1.7 litre diesel engine, 71 kW (95 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed composite

Performance

• Maximum speed: 235 km/h (146 mph, 127 kn)
• Cruise speed: 182 km/h (113 mph, 98 kn)
• Stall speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)
• Rate of climb: 3.5 m/s (690 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 73.2 kg/m² (15.0 lb/sq ft)