Zivko Edge 540
The Zivko Edge 540 is a aerobatic aircraft of the U.S. aircraft manufacturer Zivko Aeronautics Inc., in Guthrie, Oklahoma is located. Due to their excellent flight performance won since the mid- 1990s, many pilots in the open air art class victory on an Edge 540 also at the Red Bull Air Race is the Edge 540 usually the aircraft of choice. She has compared to its main competitor, the German Extra 300, a higher performance and a better power to weight ratio. At the Red Bull Air Race Series since 2008, won only pilots with an Edge 540 A variant of the model is the two-seater Edge 540T.
Specifications
- Wingspan: 7.45 m
- Wing area: 9.87 m²
- Length: 6.31 m
- Height: 2.8 m
- Empty weight: 530 kg
- Max. Start Weight: 817 kg
- Engine: Lycoming IO -540 with 8,849 cc (540 cui ) and 250 kW (340 hp )
- Crew: 1 person
- Max. Load factor: / - 10g
- Roll Rate: 420 degrees / s
- Rate of climb: 457 m, 1189 m / min
- Cruising speed: 333 km / h (180 kn)
- Maximum speed: 426 km / h (230 kn)