The TeST TST-6 Duo is a
Czech shoulder-wing
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, two-seats in
side-by-side configuration
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motor glider that was designed and produced by
TeST
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of
Brno
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.
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Design and development
The TST-6 was designed as a two-place touring motorglider. Production is complete and the aircraft is no longer available.
The TST-6 is of mixed wood and
fibreglass construction. The span
forward-swept wings
A forward-swept wing is an aircraft wing configuration in which the quarter-chord line of the wing has a forward sweep. Typically, the leading edge also sweeps forward.
Characteristics
The forward-swept configuration has a number of characteri ...
feature both top surface
air brakes and
flaps and employ a Wortmann FX 61-184
airfoil
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...
. The two occupants are housed in a wide
cockpit
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The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instruments on an instrument panel, and the ...
, under a single piece
bubble canopy that is rear-hinged and are provided with dual controls and adjustable rudder pedals. Both the wings and
tailplane
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are removable for transportation or storage. The
landing gear
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is fixed
tricycle gear
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and fits
wheel pants. The standard engine provided was the custom M-215 of , although other similar engines of can be fitted, including the
Rotax 582. The engine is nose-mounted in
tractor configuration and drives a three-bladed, ground adjustable, wooden-bladed propeller.
The aircraft was available as plans, a standard 400 hour construction kit, a 300-hour construction "Express-Built" kit or as factory-completed and ready-to-fly. In 1998 the factory-completed aircraft, less engine, was
US$
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18,000. In December 2000 the complete aircraft with Rotax 582 powerplant was US$29,500, the aircraft without engine was US$21,200 and plans were US$350.
Specifications (TST-6)
See also
References
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1990s Czech and Czechoslovak sailplanes
Homebuilt aircraft
Motor gliders
Shoulder-wing aircraft