Ersilia E-703 Stargazer
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| E-703 Stargazer | |
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| File:ErsiliaE703Stargazer.jpg | |
| Role | Wide-body jet airliner |
| National origin | Cacerta |
| Design group | Ersilia Defense and Aeronautics |
| First flight | 16 November 1970 |
| Introduction | 26 April 1972 with RCAC |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | RCAC |
| Produced | 1968-1984 |
The Ersilia E-703 Stargazer is a Cacertian medium-to-long-range wide-body trijet airliner designed and built by Ersilia Defense and Aeronautics. It was the third wide-body airliner to enter service overall, the first being the Cheppali 749, and the second Cacertian wide-body, after the similarly configured Vulcan VA-10. The Stargazer was capable of carrying up to 400 passengers in a homogenous single-class configuration and possessed an autoland function with automated descent controls; it could also be equipped with a lower-deck galley and a lounge. Although technologically superior to both its contemporaries, the delivery of the Stargazer was heavily delayed due to developmental problems at Agresta-Faraci Coropration, the sole manufacturer for the aircraft’s very specific engines and only 250 Stargazers were ultimately assembled.
Development
Design
Operational History
Variants
- E-703-1
The E-703-1 was the first production model of the Stargazer and primarily designed for short-to-medium-range flights. This variant served as the basis for all subsequent version of the aircraft.
Operators
Cacerta; Royal Cacertian Air Carriers—RCAC was the primary operator of the E-703 until the last aircraft in the fleet was retired 2008.
Specifications (E-703-1)
General Characteristics
- Crew: 3 (captain, first officer, flight engineer); 4 - 8 cabin crew
- Capacity: 330 - 400 passengers
- Length: 54.17 m (177 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 50.09 m (164 ft 4 in)
- Height: 16.87 m (55 ft 4 in)
- Wing Area: 329.0 m² (3,541 ft²)
- Gross Weight: 71,600 kg (157,851 lbs)
- Max Takeoff Weight: 231,330 kg (510,000 lbs)
- Fuel Capacity: 119,780 l (31,642 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 3 × AF211-703 turbofan engines, 264 kN thrust each
Performance
- Maximum Speed: Mach 0.72 (900 km/h, 559 mph) at altitude
- Range: 11,279 km (7,008 mi, 6,090 nmi)
- Service Ceiling: 13,100 m (42,000 ft) at maximum cruising height
- Rate of Climb: 14 m/s (2,800 ft/min)