BRM Aero Bristell B23
The CS-23 certified Bristell: an all-metal low-wing two-seater with a 130 cm wide cockpit, a constant-speed propeller and a whole-aircraft parachute as standard. Built for flight schools and approved for night VFR.
Performance
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 157 kt
- Service ceiling
- 14,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 700 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- MOGAS (unleaded car fuel) · AVGAS 100LL
- Usable fuel
- 118 l
- Total capacity
- 120 l
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 60 l
- Usable fuel weighs
- 87 kg
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 469 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 469 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 329 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Grass
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 750 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Garmin G3X Touch
- Systems
- Autopilot · Constant-speed propeller · Airframe parachute
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 1
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 750 kg
- Empty weight
- 450 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- LAPL(A) · PPL(A)
- Class rating
- SEP (land)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Variable-pitch propeller · Glass cockpit (EFIS)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
- Approvals
- Night VFR
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- BRM Aero
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- BR23
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
Scale drawing
- Length
- 6.58 m
- Wingspan
- 9.27 m
- Height
- 2.36 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.3 m
- Propeller diameter
- 1.75 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- BRM Aero Bristell B23Length 6.58 m
- Aquila A211Length 7.4 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- White arc: flaps may be used
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Red line: never exceed
- 44 kt
- 51 kt
- 60 kt
- 75 kt
- 99 kt
- 82 kt
- 157 kt
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the BRM Aero Bristell B23 in the simulator
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