Schmidtler Enduro

{{Short description|German ultralight trike}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use British English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Enduro | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Ultralight trike]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[Germany]] | manufacturer = [[Ultraleichtflug Schmidtler]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Schmidtler Enduro''' is a German [[ultralight trike]] that was designed and produced by [[Ultraleichtflug Schmidtler]] of [[Munich]]. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 223-224. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>

The aircraft is no longer listed on the company website and presumed to be out of production.<ref name="Schmidtler">{{cite web|url = http://www.schmidtler.de |title = Willkommen zu den Informationsseiten von Ultraleichtflug Schmidtler|accessdate = 17 September 2013|last =Ultraleichtflug Schmidtler|date = n.d.}}</ref>

==Design and development== The Enduro was designed to comply with the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] [[microlight]] category, including the category's maximum gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. It features a [[Flying wires|cable-braced]] [[hang glider]]-style [[high-wing]], weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-[[tandem]] open cockpit with an optional [[cockpit fairing]], [[tricycle landing gear]] with optional [[wheel pants]] and a single engine in [[pusher configuration]].<ref name="WDLA11" />

The aircraft is made from bolted-together [[aluminum]] tubing, with its double surface wing covered in [[Dacron]] sailcloth. Its {{convert|10|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span [[Air Creation]] wing is supported by a single tube-type [[kingpost]] and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, [[two-stroke]], [[dual-ignition]] {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] engine or a twin cylinder, air-cooled, [[four-stroke]], {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[BMW 1100]] [[motorcycle engine]].<ref name="WDLA11" />

==Operational history== The Enduro XC model was used to set several microlight class world records for speed and altitude.<ref name="WDLA11" />

==Variants== ;Enduro BMW :Model equipped with a {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[BMW 1100]] [[motorcycle engine]] and no cockpit fairing. This model has an empty weight of {{convert|218|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|232|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|65|L}} the payload is {{convert|185|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA11" /> ;Enduro XC :Model equipped with a {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] [[aircraft engine]] or an optional {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[BMW 1100]] [[motorcycle engine]] and a full cockpit fairing. This model has an empty weight of {{convert|270|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|450|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|180|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|64|L}} the payload is {{convert|134|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA11" />

==Specifications (Enduro BMW) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bayerl<ref name="WDLA11" /> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

|crew=one |capacity=one passenger |length m= |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=10 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=17 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|65|L}} |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[[BMW 1100]] |eng1 type=two cylinder, air-cooled, [[four stroke]] [[motorcycle engine]] |eng1 kw=75 |eng1 hp=

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|max speed kmh=120 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh=100 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh=63 |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms=6 |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2=26.5 |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }}

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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.schmidtler.de}} *[http://www.airliners.net/photo/0387724/ Photo of a Schmidtler Enduro] *[http://www.airliners.net/photo/Office-Systems-Munchen/Schmidtler-Enduro-XP-15/1107277/L/ Photo of a Schmidtler Enduro XC]

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