Zivko Edge 540

what is it?

The Zivko Edge 540 manufactured by Zivko Aeronautics is a highly aerobatic aircraft. Capable of a 420 degree per second roll rate and a 3,700 foot per minute climb rate, it has been flown to victory on the international Unlimited aerobatics circuit several times since the mid-1990s. A tandem-seat version is sold as the Edge 540T. The Zivko Edge 540 is the most common aircraft used in the Red Bull Air Race World Series.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 7.4 m wingspan

base stats

• size 816 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 30 years ago, in 1996.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1996

number built

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role

competition aerobatic and racing aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Zivko Aeronautics

engines

1× Lycoming AEIO-540-EXP (modified)

crew

1

length

6.3 m

wingspan

7.4 m

height

2.4 m

max take-off weight

816 kg

top speed

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range

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wings

monoplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.