Troyer Sportsplane VX
# Troyer Sportsplane VX

The Troyer Sportplane VX is an American aircraft that was designed for homebuilt construction.

## Design and development

The Sportsman VX is a mid-wing, open cockpit aircraft with conventional landing gear. The fuselage is made from welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering, the wing construction is all-wood with spruce spars.

## Specifications (Troyer VX)

Data from Plane and Pilot

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
* Wingspan: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
* Height: 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
* Wing area: 90 sq ft (8.4 $m^2)$
* Empty weight: 306 lb (139 kg)
* Gross weight: 456 lb (207 kg)
* Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Heath-Henderson B-4 Inline four cylinder
* Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

* Maximum speed: 83 kn (95 mph, 153 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 74 kn (85 mph, 137 km/h)
* Stall speed: 30 kn (34 mph, 55 km/h)
* Range: 170 nmi (200 mi, 320 km)
* Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
