Ho II Data Table

Usage

 

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Fuselage Construction

Steel Tube

 

Wing Construction

 

Wood

 

Capacity

 

Pilot

 

Span

 

16.5 m

 

Sweep Angle

 

29.5 degrees

 

Taper Ratio

 

8.4

 

Wing Root Thickness

 

20% chord

 

Wing Root Depth

 

3.5 m

 

Rib Spacing

 

0.4 m (0.2 at the wing leading edge)

 

Wing Area

 

32.0 m2

 

Aspect Ratio

 

8.5

 

Pilot position

 

Seated

 

Mid-section width

 

2.4 m

 

Cockpit width

 

0.8 m

 

Cockpit height (from seat)

 

0.70 m (plus cockpit bubble of 0.3 m)

 

Empty weight

 

250 kg

 

Ballast (water)

 

---

 

Additional payload

 

80 kg

 

Maximum weight

 

330 kg

 

Wing loading

 

10.3 kg/m2

 

Stall speed

 

42 km/h

 

Landing speed

 

42 km/h

 

Minimum Sink

 

0.7 m/s at 60 km/h and 10.3 kg/m2 loading

 

Best Glide Ratio

 

24:1 at 72 km/h and 10.3 kg/m2 loading

 

Maximum Speed (horizontal)

 

230 km/h

 

Maximum Speed

 

230 km/h