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Zivko Edge 540
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The Zivko Edge 540 manufactured by Zivko Aeronautics is a world-class, highly aerobatic aircraft. Capable of a 420 degree per second roll rate and a 3,700 foot per minute climb rate, it has been flown to victory on the international Unlimited aerobatics circuit several times since the mid-1990s. A tandem-seat version is sold as the Edge 540T.
The Zivko Edge 540X is one of the aircraft used in the Red Bull Air Race.
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[edit] Specifications (Edge 540)
[edit] General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: pilot only
- Length: 20 ft 8 in (6.31 m)
- Wingspan: 24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
- Height: 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m)
- Wing area: 106.24 ft² (9.87 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,155 lb (525 kg)
- Loaded weight: 1,527 lb (693 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,550 lb (705 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Lycoming IO-540 , 327 hp (244 kW)
[edit] Performance
- Maximum speed: 265 mph (424 km/h)
- Range: miles (km)
- Service ceiling: ft (m)
- Rate of climb: 3,700 ft/min (1,128 m/min)
- Power/mass: 0.214 hp/lb (0.472 hp/kg)
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- Zivko Edge 540T
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