title: Troyer Sportsplane VX
text: # Troyer Sportsplane VX
  
  The Troyer Sportplane VX is an American aircraft that was designed for homebuilt construction.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The Sportsman VX is a mid-wing, open cockpit aircraft with conventional landing gear. The fuselage is made from welded steel tubing with aircraft fabric covering, the wing construction is all-wood with spruce spars.
  
  ## Specifications (Troyer VX)
  
  Data from Plane and Pilot
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Length: 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
  * Wingspan: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
  * Height: 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
  * Wing area: 90 sq ft (8.4 $m^2)$
  * Empty weight: 306 lb (139 kg)
  * Gross weight: 456 lb (207 kg)
  * Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Heath-Henderson B-4 Inline four cylinder
  * Propellers: 2-bladed
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 83 kn (95 mph, 153 km/h)
  * Cruise speed: 74 kn (85 mph, 137 km/h)
  * Stall speed: 30 kn (34 mph, 55 km/h)
  * Range: 170 nmi (200 mi, 320 km)
  * Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
  