Silent 2
The Alisport Silent 2 is a single seater sailplane of Italian manufacture. It is of the FAI type DU Class glider. It is sold by Alisport ready-to-fly or kit-built as pure glider or self-launching glider. The self-launching version is fitted with a single-blade propeller belt-driven by a two-stroke engine. One Silent 2, two Silent 2 electrics and 25 Silent 2 Self-Launch models had been completed and flown by the end of 2011. A version with the front electric sustainer is available
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Alisport
- Category
- Gliders
- Country of origin
- Italy
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 120 kt
- Max speed
- 120 kt
- Rate of climb
- 118 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 661 lb
- Empty weight
- 286 lb
- Powerplant
- Two-stroke engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 20 ft
- Wingspan
- 42 ft
- Height
- 4 ft
- Number built
- 28
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.