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Ultralight Aircraft Magazine - The Sadler Vampire is a legal single-seat part 103 ultralight aircraft. It was designed by William Sadler of Sadler aircraft in the early 1980s. It was sold in kit form with building times reported to be in the 400 to 500-hour range it has a number of unique features, first, it features a twin-boom tail configuration, has folding wings for ease of storage and transport, and uses metal construction throughout. It is a mid-wing aircraft in a pusher configuration.
The Sadler Vampire single place ultralight used has a tricycle gear with a steerable nose wheel, control systems are standard three-axis control, with a center months stick left-hand throttle and rudder pedals. It won numerous awards including Grand Champion design in 1982 at the Experimental Aircraft Association Oshkosh fly-in.
Power is supplied by the KFM 107ER twin cylinder two-stroke engine and the Rotax 277 single cylinder 28 hp aircraft engine, with a two-blade wood propeller, in a pusher configuration mounted between the tail booms. The Sadler Vampire is a very efficient aircraft and can easily exceed the speed limits outlined in the Part 103 regulations.
Vampire Specifications:
Length: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Wingspan: 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
Height: 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m)
Wing area: 116 ft2 (10.8 m2)
Empty weight: 250 lb (114 kg)
Gross weight: 550 lb (250 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × KFM 107ER, 20 hp (15 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 63 mph (101 km/h)
Range: 300 miles (480 km)
Service ceiling: 10,500 ft (3,200 m)
Rate of climb: 350 ft/min (1.8 m/s)
The Sadler SV-1 Vampire is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane of pod-and-boom configuration and twin booms joined by a common horizontal stabilizer.
The wings fold for storage and transport, and the undercarriage is of fixed tricycle type. The single engine and pusher propeller are mounted at the rear of the pod that also includes the open cockpit.
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