TeST TST-9 Junior
{{Short description|Czech motorglider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}
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The TeST TST-9 Junior is a Czech shoulder-wing, single-seat motor glider that was designed and produced by TeST of Brno. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as plans, in kit form for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft. Production is now complete and the aircraft is no longer available.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 59. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The TST-9 Junior was a development of the TST-7 Junior touring motor glider, incorporating a T-tail and other design refinements. The {{convert|12.4|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span, shoulder-mounted wing is slightly forward-swept. The wing has less span than the TST-7 Junior and consequently the aircraft has a lower glide ratio. The landing gear is of tricycle configuration, making taxiing the aircraft much easier than the monowheel gear used on the TST-1 model. The aircraft was later further refined into the TST-13 Junior.
The price for a completed ready-to-fly aircraft in 2004 was €22,240.
Specifications (TST-9 Junior)
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|wing area sqm=10
|aspect ratio=15.4
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|empty weight kg=175
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|max takeoff weight kg=300
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|prop name=SportProp 1600
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|cruise speed kmh=165
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|stall speed kmh=63
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|never exceed speed kmh=180
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|g limits=+4 / -2
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/255193L.html Photo of TeST TST-9 Junior]
{{TeST Gliders}}