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RFB X-113 Am aerofoil boat (Lippisch, 1970)

What are the dimensions of the RFB X-113 Am? · Modern device · basis: Secondary source: Wikipedia (copy of the maker's figures; the maker publishes none directly)

Also called: x-113 dimensions, rfb x-113 am, lippisch x-113 wingspan, x-113 aerofoil boat, rhein flugzeugbau x-113, x-113 length, RFB X-113 Abmessungen, x-113 medidas

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length
8430 mm
width
5890 mm
height
2070 mm

Notes

  • The X-113 Am was a single-seat composite reverse-delta craft built by Rhein-Flugzeugbau from the Collins X-112 concept.
  • The file is an 8.43 × 5.89 × 2.07 m box (Jane's 1974–75 via Wikipedia). Hameed 2019 tabulates 2.0 m height and 360 kg MTOW.
  • Marked secondary.
  • True size, no printing tolerance added. Only published numbers are used; anything not published is said so.
  • Secondary source: the numbers come from a retailer or magazine copy of the maker's specification.

RFB X-113 Am aerofoil boat size chart

dimensionvalue
Length8.43 m (27 ft 8 in)
Wingspan5.89 m (19 ft 4 in)
Height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Empty weight255 kg
Gross weight345 kg
EngineNelson H63-CP flat-four, 30 kW (40 hp) derated from 36 kW
Propeller2-blade wooden tractor, 1.17 m (3 ft 10 in) diameter
Cruise speed80 km/h
Take-off speed40 km/h
Efficient cruise height175 mm (7 in)
Ground-effect limitapprox. 3 m (50% of span)
First flightOctober 1970

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

WikipediaRFB X-113webPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=rfb-x-113-am

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Schematic, not to scale.

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Questions

How low does the X-113 cruise?

Its efficient cruise height was 175 mm (7 in); ground effect fades at about 3 m, half the span.