TeST TST-6 Duo

{{Short description|Czech motorglider}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Use British English|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox aircraft | name = TST-6 Duo | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Motor glider]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[Czech Republic]] | manufacturer = [[TeST]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 6 (1998) | 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 '''TeST TST-6 Duo''' is a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[shoulder-wing]], two-seats in [[side-by-side configuration]] [[motor glider]] that was designed and produced by [[TeST]] of [[Brno]].<ref name="Aerocrafter">Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 305. BAI Communications, July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}</ref><ref name="KitplanesDec1998">Downey, Julia: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 71. Primedia Publications. {{ISSN|0891-1851}}</ref><ref name="KitplanesDec2000">Downey, Julia: ''2001 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 12, December 2000, page 77. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. {{ISSN|0891-1851}}</ref>

==Design and development== The TST-6 was designed as a two-place touring motorglider. Production is complete and the aircraft is no longer available.<ref name="Aerocrafter" />

The TST-6 is of mixed wood and [[fibreglass]] construction. The {{convert|14.7|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span [[forward-swept wings]] feature both top surface [[Air brake (aircraft)|air brakes]] and [[Flap (aircraft)|flaps]] and employ a Wortmann FX 61-184 [[airfoil]]. The two occupants are housed in a {{convert|107|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} wide [[cockpit]], under a single piece [[bubble canopy]] that is rear-hinged and are provided with dual controls and adjustable rudder pedals. Both the wings and [[tailplane]] are removable for transportation or storage. The [[landing gear]] is fixed [[tricycle gear]] and fits [[wheel pants]]. The standard engine provided was the custom M-215 of {{convert|37|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}}, although other similar engines of {{convert|37|to|63|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} can be fitted, including the {{convert|48|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]]. The engine is nose-mounted in [[tractor configuration]] and drives a three-bladed, ground adjustable, wooden-bladed propeller.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="Incomplete">{{Cite web|url = http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|title = The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage|accessdate = 9 September 2011|last = Lednicer|first = David|authorlink = |year = 2010|archive-date = 20 April 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100420012244/http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The aircraft was available as plans, a standard 400 hour construction kit, a 300-hour construction "Express-Built" kit or as factory-completed and ready-to-fly. In 1998, the factory-completed aircraft, less engine, was [[US$]]18,000. In December 2000, the complete aircraft with Rotax 582 powerplant was US$29,500, the aircraft without engine was US$21,200 and plans were US$350.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="KitplanesDec2000" /> ==Specifications (TST-6) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Purdy<ref name="Aerocrafter" /> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph=110 |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph=65 |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph=38 |stall speed kts= |stall speed note=in landing configuration |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles=220 |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft=10000 |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=800 |climb rate note= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |more performance= |avionics= }}

==See also== {{aircontent  |see also= * [[List of gliders]] |related= |similar aircraft= |lists= }}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{TeST Gliders}}

[[Category:TeST aircraft|TST-6]] [[Category:1990s Czech and Czechoslovak sailplanes]] [[Category:Homebuilt aircraft]] [[Category:Motor gliders]] [[Category:Shoulder-wing aircraft]]