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16-1110: S17 may refer to: Aviation [ edit ] Rans S-17 Stinger , an American ultralight aircraft Saab 17 , a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft Short S.17 Kent , a British flying boat airliner SIAI S.17 , an Italian racing flying boat Sikorsky S-17 , a Russian biplane Twin Lakes Airport (South Carolina) , in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States Rail and transit [ edit ] Funabori Station , in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan Gorō Station , in Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan Nippombashi Station , in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan Nonami Station , in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Ranshima Station , in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan Wohlen–Dietikon railway line , of

32-759: A submarine of the United States Navy Other uses [ edit ] 40S ribosomal protein S17 British NVC community S17 , a swamps and tall-herb fens community in the British National Vegetation Classification system S17: Keep away from combustible material , a safety phrase S17, a postcode district in Sheffield, England [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

48-594: A two-seat side-by-side, tricycle gear ultralight aircraft for recreational and flight training use. The single-seat version of the S-12, the S-14 Airaile, was designed one year later and entered production in 1991. The S-17 Stinger retains the wings, tail, boom tube of the S-14, mated to new forward 4130 steel tube cockpit and equipped with conventional landing gear to create an open-cockpit ultralight that complies with

64-503: Is a type of aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear , that is arranged in a tricycle fashion. The tricycle arrangement has one or more nose wheels in a single front undercarriage and two or more main wheels slightly aft of the center of gravity . Tricycle gear aircraft are the easiest for takeoff, landing and taxiing, and consequently the configuration is now the most widely used on aircraft. Several early aircraft had primitive tricycle gear, notably very early Antoinette planes and

80-435: Is arguably more suited to rougher landing strips. The tailwheel makes the plane sit naturally in a nose-up attitude when on the ground, which is useful for operations on unpaved gravel surfaces where debris could damage the propeller. The tailwheel also transmits loads to the airframe in a way much less likely to cause airframe damage when operating on rough fields. The small tailwheel is much lighter and much less vulnerable than

96-410: Is essentially the reverse of conventional landing gear or taildragger . On the ground, tricycle aircraft have a visibility advantage for the pilot as the nose of the aircraft is level, whereas the high nose of the taildragger can block the view ahead. Tricycle gear aircraft are much less liable to 'nose over' as can happen if a taildragger hits a bump or has the brakes heavily applied. In a nose-over,

112-673: Is powered by the Rotax 503 of 50 hp (37 kW), with the Rotax 582 of 64 hp (48 kW), the Rotax 912UL of 80 hp (60 kW) and the Rotax 912UL of 100 hp (75 kW) available as options. The aircraft family has been very well received, with over 1000 S-12s delivered. In 1998 Kitplanes magazine said that the S-14 has "squeaky clean handling feels like a little jet, but lands like an ultralight". Data from Rans website General characteristics Performance Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Tricycle gear Tricycle gear

128-531: The Curtiss Pushers of the pre-World War I Pioneer Era of aviation. Waldo Waterman 's 1929 tailless Whatsit was one of the first to have a steerable nose wheel. In 1956, Cessna introduced sprung-steel tricycle landing gear on the Cessna 172 . Their marketing department described this as "Land-O-Matic" to imply that these aircraft were much easier to land than tailwheel aircraft. Tricycle gear

144-868: The Yakovlev Yak-15 , the Supermarine Attacker , and prototypes such as the Heinkel He 178 that pioneered jet flight , the first four prototypes (V1 through V4) of the Messerschmitt Me 262 , and the Nene powered version of the Vickers VC.1 Viking . Outside of the United States ;– where the tricycle undercarriage had solidly begun to take root with its aircraft firms before that nation's World War II involvement at

160-453: The attitude required to land on the main gear is the same as that required in the flare , and they are less vulnerable to crosswinds . As a result, the majority of modern aircraft are fitted with tricycle gear. Almost all jet-powered aircraft have been fitted with tricycle landing gear to prevent the blast of hot, high-speed gases from causing damage to the ground surface, in particular runways and taxiways . The few exceptions have included

176-562: The S-12S Airaile, S-14 Airaile, S-17 Stinger and S-18 Stinger II was ended as part of Rans' extensive reorganization of its product line on 1 June 2006. The S-12XL Airaile was originally intended to be cut from the line at the same time, but customer demand convinced the company to retain the model. As of 2015, the model is still available as a special order. The S-12 Airaile was designed by Randy Schlitter and introduced in March 1990 as

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192-712: The US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles regulations. The S-18 Stinger II uses the S-12's wings, tail and boom tube, again with a new forward steel tube fuselage to create a tandem seat, conventional landing gear, open cockpit ultralight trainer. Like many Rans models, the family features a welded 4130 steel tube cockpit, with a bolted 6061-T6 aluminum tube rear fuselage . All fuselage, wing and tail surfaces are covered in Dacron or, on some models, dope and fabric . The wings are built from aluminium tube and ribs, feature flaps , and are folding or removable. The present-day S-12XL

208-652: The Zürich S-Bahn Roads [ edit ] S17 Baicheng Ring Expressway , China Expressway S17 (Poland) County Route S17 (California) , United States Vessels [ edit ] Greek submarine  Amfitriti  (S-17) HMS  Ocelot  (S17) , a submarine of the Royal Navy SMS ; S17  (1912) , a torpedo boat of the Imperial German Navy USS ; S-17  (SS-122) ,

224-536: The aircraft's tail rises and the propeller strikes the ground, causing damage. The tricycle layout reduces the possibility of a ground loop , because the main gear lies behind the center of mass. However, tricycle aircraft can be susceptible to wheel-barrowing . The nosewheel equipped aircraft also is easier to handle on the ground in high winds due to its wing negative angle of attack . Student pilots are able to safely master nosewheel equipped aircraft more quickly. Tricycle gear aircraft are easier to land because

240-536: The end of 1941  – the Heinkel firm in World War II Germany began building airframe designs meant to use tricycle undercarriage systems from their beginnings, as early as late 1939 with the Heinkel He 280 pioneering jet fighter demonstrator series, and the unexpectedly successful Heinkel He 219 twin-engined night fighter of 1942 origin. The taildragger configuration has its own advantages, and

256-519: The same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S17&oldid=1122858073 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rans S-17 Stinger Production of

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