Rans S-10 Sakota
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The Rans S-10 Sakota is the side-by-side two-seat version of the S-9 Chaos, flown in 1988: an aerobatic steel-tube-and-fabric mid-wing kit with a 24 ft wing, 460 lb empty and 960 lb gross on a 65 hp Rotax 582, which Rans quotes at 110 mph cruise, a 41 mph flapped stall, 800 fpm and 341 miles on 18 gallons.
The Sakota is the aerobatic two-seater you can learn in and train a friend in, at the cost of a very light aeroplane whose 500 lb useful load has to cover two people and fuel; with a 582 it is also a two-stroke aeroplane with that engine's care and overhaul intervals, while the 912 version is heavier, stronger and far more durable. The +4/-2 limits at gross are lower than the single-seat Chaos's, so aerobatics are a solo or light-load affair. Kit-built fabric over tube, so welding, covering and the wing fittings are the inspection and the builder's log the history. The owner may maintain it and the condition inspection needs an A&P or the repairman certificate; Rans still supplies parts.
Variants of the Rans S-9 Chaos / S-10 Sakota
- S-9 Chaos · 1986 · 36 active
- S-10 Sakota · 1988 · 23 active · this page
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tailwheel |
| Engines | — |
| Engine | Rotax 582 (65 hp; Rotax 912/912S 80-100 hp option) |
| Horsepower | 65 hp |
| Fuel | — |
| Certification basis | amateur-built |
| Production start | 1988 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 96 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 296 nm |
| Service ceiling | 12,500 ft |
| Climb rate | 800 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 36 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 500 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 960 lb |
| Empty weight | 460 lb |
| Usable fuel | — |
| Fuel burn at cruise | — |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | — |
|---|---|
| Price, high | — |
| Prices as of | — |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 74 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 23 |
| Median year built | 1994 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 0 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 0 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 2 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 8.7 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 23 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 23 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 23 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | 2.1 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 0.6 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
- Severity: class median 13.04.
- Access: class median 1,000.
- Support: class median 77.5.
- Liquidity: class median 20.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 6 · scores Sep 30