T-Xc
Program

A NEW WAY OF FLYING
WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE
AND EFFICIENCY

Project T-Xc

Brazil has produced aircraft in all categories of general aviation, but has left the smaller end of general aviation, piston engined or turboprops, unattended in the 80’s. Consequently, the Brazilian market, today the second biggest market for general aviation, is only supplied by imported products. This situation has affected the Brazilian trade balance, not to mention the opportunities lost in the consolidation of the aeronautical industrial park in Brazil and in the maintenance of the workload in the park that also produces for the defense and security areas.

NOVAER contemplates this gap in the market as a business opportunity and identified the niches that present the best potential in general aviation. NOVAER verifies that the aircraft currently commercialized, from potential competitors, derive from projects that have been developed more than 15 up until 50 years ago, with technologies in process of decline.

Brazil has developed a reputation, of designing and manufacturing quality aircraft, because the market recognizes the fact that the strategic investment made by the government since the 1950’s has generated, aside from a big OEM, an industrial and services park of great competence and Science and Technology Institutes specialized in the necessary technologies for aircraft certification.

Therefore, for the General Aviation market, which is NOVAER’s core business, the starting product will be the aircraft provisionally named T-Xc, an engineering project aimed at developing a same aircraft type capable of serving simultaneously two categories:

Trainer version: 2 seats acrobatic. This version aims to meet the needs of military air forces, to the elementary, primary or basic training of its pilots.

Transport version: 4 seats non-acrobatic: This version aims to meet the needs of transporting passengers and small loads (also named U-Xc). The U-Xc is destined to pilots, companies, or individuals interested in transportation and recreation. Customers of this version also include flight schools, air taxi companies and small loads carriers.

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Developed from scratch, these aircraft, fully made of carbon fiber are ready to fulfill civil and military demands for training, transport and utilities.

T-Xc Family

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TRANSPORT AND UTILITY

Single engine piston aircraft, 4 places,
all glass cockpit, pressurized, with airframe parachute (optional) and
retractable landing gear (optional).

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TRAINING

Single engine piston aircraft, 2 places (sideby side, not ejectable), all glass cockpit, pressurized, with airframe parachute (optional) and retractable landing gear (series).

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TURBOPROP

This project was also designed
to support the development of a turboprop version for each of the models mentioned above

Applications

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General Description

Single-engine piston, low-wing monoplane;
Primary and secondary structure constructed entirely of carbon fiber, cured in autoclave;
Retractable landing gear (tricycle);
Cabin equipped with a front compartment for two occupants (instructor and student) arranged side by side;
Rear compartment for cargo transportation;
Access to the front compartment of the cab through "seagull" doors (hinged upwards);
Access to the rear compartment through a door on the left side of the fuselage (also of the “seagull” type).

 

Employment

Military primary / basic trainer, can be used for night flying training and flying by instruments;
It features full dual commands, where both crew members have access to all controls, levers, knobs, pedals and selector switches that control the aircraft in all phases of the operation;
Fully acrobatic aircraft, without limitation on acrobatic maneuvers from +6 G to -3G.

 

Certification

The T-Xc was designed to meet the certification requirements established by international aviation authorities (ANAC, FAA and EASA), according to RBAC Regulation Part 23 (FAR-23 equivalent to the FAA);
In the trainer version the aircraft will be certified in the category: "Acrobatic";
Other requirements specific to military operation or established by public agencies may be used to meet special demands.

 

Landing Gear

Tricycle type, telescopic, with hydro-pneumatic shock absorbers incorporated;
Retractable with retraction and extension potentiated by hydraulic actuators;
Equipped with a set of tubeless tire and wheel;
Designed for operation on unpaved runways;
Positive locking in both positions (up and down), equipped with signaling and safety systems according to regulations;
Emergency extension (free-fall), and alerts for "power lever in aft position" and flap down to avoid forgetting.

 

Flight Controls

Primary controls: Driven by rods for elevator and ailerons, and by cables for the rudder, with pedals and joystick being duplicated;
Flaps actuated by electromechanical actuator connected to a central torque tube, preventing asymmetry;
Flaps drive the ailerons to extend half their course through a bypass mechanism that will assist the flaps;
At maximum deflection of 45 degrees, the ailerons are deflected by approximately 22 degrees, increasing support and improving performance takeoff and landing;
Compensation commands ("trim") only on the elevator and rudder, acting through electromechanical devices associated with springs, not having the need for aerodynamics compensation;
Even when in extreme positions of compensation, the pilots will be able to override in the occurrence of "trim runaway".

 

Powerplant

It consists of a Lycoming acrobatic engine, 6-cylinder naturally aspirated, its accessories, and a 3 blade propeller with "spinner", located ahead of the aircraft. The set will be certified for operation in acrobatic flights and the cabin is isolated by a firewall.

General Description

Single-engine piston, low-wing monoplane;
Primary and secondary structure constructed entirely of carbon fiber, cured in autoclave;
Retractable landing gear (tricycle);
Cabin equipped with a front compartment for two occupants arranged side by side;
Rear compartment for the transportation of two more occupants;
Luggage compartment accessible through the cabin and through independent external door.


Employment

The U-Xc is intended to pilots, companies or individuals interested in transportation and recreation;
With limited aerobatic maneuvers, can be used for transportation by air-taxi companies or to carry small loads;
Another possible use of the U-Xc version is to train pilots in flying clubs and aviation schools;
It features lower structural weight and high payload capacity, which allows it to fly with higher payload and higher amount of fuel, increasing the range and profitability of the operation.

 

Certification

The U-Xc was designed to meet the certification requirements established by international aviation authorities (ANAC, FAA and EASA), according to RBAC Regulation Part 23 (FAR-23 equivalent to the FAA);
In the transport version the aircraft will be certified in the category: "Normal";
Other specific requirements and/or needs of customization may be used to meet special demands.

 

Landing Gear

Tricycle type, telescopic, with hydro-pneumatic shock absorbers incorporated;
Retractable with gathering and extension potentiated by hydraulic actuators;
Equipped with a set of tubeless tire and wheel;
Designed for operation on unpaved runways;
Positive locking in both positions (up and down), equipped with signaling and safety systems according to regulations;
Emergency extension (free-fall), and alerts for "power lever in aft position" and flap down to avoid forgetting.

 

Flight Controls

Primary controls: Driven by rods for elevator and ailerons, and by cables for the rudder, with pedals and joystick being duplicated;
Flaps actuated by electromechanical actuator connected to a central torque tube, preventing asymmetry;
Flaps drive the ailerons to extend half their course through a bypass mechanism that will assist the flaps;
At maximum deflection of 45 degrees, the ailerons are deflected by approximately 22 degrees, increasing support and improving performance takeoff and landing;
Compensation commands ("trim") only on the elevator and rudder, acting through electromechanical devices associated with springs, not having the need for aerodynamics compensation;
Even when in extreme positions of compensation, the pilots will be able to override in the occurrence of "trim runaway".

Powertrain

It consists of a Lycoming acrobatic engine, 6-cylinder naturally aspirated, its accessories, and a 3 blade propeller with "spinner", located ahead of the aircraft. The set will be certified for operation in acrobatic flights and the cabin is isolated by a firewall.
Along with these characteristics, there are other competitive advantages that can leverage the attractiveness of the U-Xc, in its version for general aviation, for civilian market:
• Retractable Landing Gear, not common in most 4 seats competitors, offering greater cruise speed and access to unpaved runways;
• Acrobatic maneuvers allowed when the MTOW is limited to 1,140 kg;
• High payload, allowing transportation of all (4) passengers and luggage with full fuel capacity, which means, total payload with maximum range;
• Innovative system of lateral control, acting in conjunction with ailerons to flaps, resulting in reduced stall speeds and therefore lower takeoff and landing distances.

The NOVAER T-Xc is a fully aerobatic dual role aircraft based on an aerodynamic concept designed by Joseph Kovács, who also designed the brazilian Air Force aerobatic trainers T-25 Universal and T-27 Tucano.

Joseph Kovács

Mechanical Engineer

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