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The Terzi T-9 Stiletto is an Italian two-seat light aircraft designed by Milanese aeronautical engineer Pietro Terzi who built a demonstrative prototype at his firm Terzi Aerodyne based in Milan, Italy.[2]

T-9 Stiletto
Role	Two-seat light sport monoplane Type of aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Terzi Aerodyne
Designer	Pietro Terzi
First flight	December 1990[1]

Design and development

The Stiletto is a two-seat low-wing monoplane designed under FAR 23 regulations, that meets the FAA (LSA) Light Sport Aircraft rules.[2] It is mainly metal construction but has a glassfibre cabin enclosure.[2] It has a fixed nosewheel landing gear and is powered by a nose-mounted Rotax 912A piston engine.[2] The cantilever wings and the demountable tailboom of aluminium alloy structure carrying the empennages can be detached for transport and storage.[2]

Specifications

Data from Taylor.[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1
• Length: 6.85 m (22 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 10.26 m (33 ft 8 in)
• Height: 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 12.3 m² (132 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 8.558
• Empty weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912A piston, 58 kW (78 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph, 108 kn) 75% power
• Stall speed: 74 km/h (46 mph, 40 kn) with flaps

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

• Pietro Terzi Aircraft

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