GippsAero GA10
{{Short description|Utility aircraft}}
{{Other uses|GA10 (disambiguation){{!}}GA10}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
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|name = GA10 Airvan |image = File:GippsAero GA10 prototype (VH-XGY) on display at the 2015 Australian International Airshow.jpg |caption = GA10 prototype }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type = Utility/transport |national origin = Australia |manufacturer = GippsAero |first flight = 1 May 2012 |produced = 2012–2020 |introduced = |retired = |primary user = |developed from = Gippsland GA8 }} |
The GippsAero GA10 Airvan, marketed as the Airvan 10, is a 10-seat, turbo prop, single-engined utility aircraft currently being developed by GippsAero (formerly Gippsland Aeronautics) of Victoria, Australia.{{cite web|title=GA10 to fly later this year|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2011/03/ga10-to-fly-later-this-year/|publisher=Australian Aviation|accessdate=9 July 2011|date=5 March 2011}}
Development
Its 20-minute first flight was completed in May 2012.{{cite web|title=GippsAero GA10 completes first flight|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2012/05/gippsaero-ga10-completes-first-flight/|publisher=Australian Aviation|accessdate=22 May 2012|date=22 May 2012}} In mid-2015, the aircraft was planned to be certified in 2015,{{cite press release|url=http://www.mahindraaerospace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Mahindra-PAA-Final.pdf|title=Mahindra Aerospace Partners with Professional Aviation Associates|date=21 July 2015|publisher=Mahindra Aerospace|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316050434/http://www.mahindraaerospace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Mahindra-PAA-Final.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2016}} but later in the year no schedule was claimed.{{cite press release|url=http://www.mahindraaerospace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/First-Airvan-China.pdf|title=Mahindra Displays First Airvan in China|date=28 October 2015|publisher=Mahindra Aerospace|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121013706/http://www.mahindraaerospace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/First-Airvan-China.pdf|archive-date=21 January 2016}}
It was certificated by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority on 19 May 2017,{{cite web |url= https://www.casa.gov.au/file/183956/download?token=HuTWnu0t |title= Type Certificate No. VA522 |date= 19 May 2017 |publisher= Civil Aviation Safety Authority}} as well as the American Federal Aviation Administration.{{cite web |url= http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/6231caec96b778298625812500706f1a/$FILE/A00071CE_Rev_0.pdf |title= Type Certificate No. A00071CE |date= 19 May 2017 |publisher= Federal Aviation Administration |access-date= 20 June 2017 |archive-date= 25 June 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210625190425/https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/6231caec96b778298625812500706f1a/$FILE/A00071CE_Rev_0.pdf |url-status= dead }}
In January 2018, two GA10s were flying: the prototype and the first production aircraft, which GippsAero hopes to deliver in the second half of 2018.
On 4 June 2018, during flight tests supported by the National Test Pilot School from the Mojave Air & Space Port in southern California, a GA10 crashed in the Mojave Desert.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gippsaero-ga10-airvan-crashes-near-mojave-449199/ |title= GippsAero GA10 Airvan crashes near Mojave |date= 4 June 2018 |author= Garrett Reim |work= Flightglobal}}
The two pilots parachuted safely from about {{convert|5000|ft|m|abbr=on}} above ground.{{cite web|url = https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/GippsAero-GA10-Destroyed-In-Test-Flight-230931-1.html|title = GippsAero GA10 Destroyed in Test Flight|access-date = 6 June 2018|last = Grady|first = Mary|work = AVweb|date = 5 June 2018}}
On 24 August 2018, the first customer for GA10 Airvan was announced to be Major Blue Air, Botswana.{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/mahindra-aero-flying-high-adds-botswanas-major-blue-air-as-first-customer-for-10-seater-turboprop-aircrafts/1291830/|title=Mahindra Aero flying high! Adds Botswana's Major Blue Air as first customer for 10-seater turboprop aircrafts [sic]|date=2018-08-25|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2018-08-25|language=en-US}}
Design
After successful development of the eight-seat GA8 Airvan piston-engined aircraft, the design has been stretched and re-engined with a turboprop engine to increase seating and payload capacity, resulting in the GA10.{{cite web|title=GippsAero's GA10 project on track|url=http://www.australianflying.com.au/news/gippsaero-s-ga10-project-on-track|publisher=Australian Flying|accessdate=9 July 2011|date=3 March 2011}} With many piston-engined GA8 aircraft being operated in remote areas, the JetA/JetA1-powered GA10 is intended to appeal to general aviation customers.
The GA10 retains the aerodynamic design of the GA8 and the intent is to retain as many current production parts as possible.{{cite web|title=GippsAero Newsletter, November 2010 |url=http://www.gippsaero.com/articles/files/GANewsNov10.pdf |publisher=GippsAero |access-date=9 July 2011 |date=November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928024955/http://www.gippsaero.com/articles/files/GANewsNov10.pdf |archive-date=28 September 2011}} A design requirement is for a five-hour endurance with eight occupants (including pilot), and a maximum fuel load of 550 litres. Similarly to the GA8, a STOL kit will be developed for the GA10.
The GA10 should be a capable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform, after the piston GA8, carrying an electro-optical/infrared sensor (EO/IR) ball in a modified underside baggage bay for an unobstructed 360° view.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gippsaero-eyes-2018-delivery-of-first-ga10-445242/ |title= GippsAero eyes 2018 delivery of first GA10 |date= 26 January 2018 |author= Greg Waldron |work= Flightglobal}}
Specifications
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units?=kts
|crew=1
|capacity=9 passengers or 635 kg freight (with full fuel), 164 ft3 / 4.43 m3
|length m=10.21
|span m=12.37
|height m=3.89
|empty weight lb=2475
|fuel capacity=153 U.S. gal (580l)
|more general=
- Cabin: 45 in / 1.1 m high, 50 in / 1.3 m wide, 16 ft 1 in / 4.9 m long
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Rolls-Royce 250-B17F/2
|eng1 type=turboprop
|eng1 kw=336
|eng1 note=2,030 rpm
|prop blade number=3
|prop name=Hartzell HC-D3F-7H
|cruise speed kts=145
|max speed kts=157
|range nmi=550
|range note= 1h IFR reserve, 700 nmi without
|endurance=5 hours
|ceiling ft=20000
|climb rate ftmin=1000
|more performance=
- Takeoff to 50 ft: 1,600 ft / 488 m
- Fuel burn: 24 gph / 92 L/h
|max takeoff weight kg=2155|max takeoff weight lb=4750}}
See also
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Gippsland GA10}}
- [http://www.gippsaero.com Gippsland Aeronautics Official Site]
- {{cite web|title=GippsAero Newsletter, March 2011|url=http://www.gippsaero.com/articles/files/GippsAero_Newsletter_May_2011.pdf|publisher=GippsAero|access-date=9 July 2011|date=March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025106/http://www.gippsaero.com/articles/files/GippsAero_Newsletter_May_2011.pdf|archive-date=28 September 2011}}
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