Ultimate Aircraft 10 Dash

The 10 Dash Model 100 was designed as sport biplane that could be either bought assembled or for amateur construction from either plans or a kit.[1] The first prototype 10 Dash 100 first flew on 6 October 1985.[1] It is designed to have either a 100 hp (75 kW) or 180 hp (134 kW) engine fitted for example a 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200 engine.[1] It is a braced biplane with wooden wings, a welded steel tube fuselage, fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel and a single open cockpit.[1] An aerobatic variant, the 10 Dash 200, is powered by a 180-200 hp engine.[1] A competition aerobatic variant, the 10 Dash 300 can be fitted with either a 300 hp (224 kW) or 350 hp (261 kW) Lycoming engine with a three-bladed propeller.[1] The 10 Dash 300 has a longer fuselage and longer-span wings with full-span symmetrical ailerons.[1] A tandem two-seat variant, the 20 Dash 300, also joined the family.[1]

10 Dash 100

Basic single-seat sport variant.[1]

10 Dash 200

Single-seat aerobatic variant.[1][2]

10 Dash 300

Higher-power single-seat competition variant.[1][2]

20 Dash 300

Tandem two-seat variant with a single-piece bubble canopy.[1][2]

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
• Wingspan: 19 ft 6 in (5.95 m)
• Wing area: 120 sq ft (11.15 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,650 lb (748 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming engine , 300 or 350 hp (224 or 261 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 250 mph (402 km/h, 220 kn)
• Cruise speed: 190 mph (305 km/h, 170 kn)
• Range: 900 mi (1,448 km, 780 nmi)
• g limits: +7/-5
• Roll rate: 360°/sec
• Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (15.2 m/s)

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Pitts Special