Bristell B23 Turbo
More altitude.
More speed.
The B23 airframe with the turbocharged Rotax 915 iS: 136 KTAS in cruise, 1,259 ft/min of climb and the power to keep performing where the air gets thin.
136 KTAS
Cruise speed
18,000 ft
Service ceiling
51.2 in
Cabin width
EASA CS-23
Certification
Overview
The B23, turbocharged.
The Bristell B23 Turbo takes the certified B23 airframe and adds the turbocharged Rotax 915 iS: 141 HP that holds its power into the high altitudes. The result is a 150 KTAS top speed, a 1,259 ft/min rate of climb and an 18,000 ft service ceiling. Certified to European CS-23, it shares the same Garmin avionics and safety systems as the standard B23, with the performance to match longer legs and higher terrain.
About
A tourer that thrives up high.
The B23 Turbo is the cross-country specialist of the family. Where a normally-aspirated engine fades as the air thins, the turbocharged Rotax 915 iS holds its 141 HP into the high altitudes, so the climb stays strong and the cruise stays fast. The result is an aircraft that feels most at home up high and over long distances, with a 150 KTAS top speed and a genuine 136 KTAS cruise.
That extra performance changes how you plan a trip. A 1,259 ft/min climb clears high terrain with margin, and an 18,000 ft service ceiling puts weather and terrain below you. It carries the same wide, comfortable cabin and full Garmin glass panel as the standard B23, so the long way round is also the comfortable way round.
Highlights
Performance you can feel.
The turbocharged engine, constant-speed propeller and full-glass panel work together to give the B23 Turbo its high-altitude reach, while the wide cabin keeps it comfortable on the longest of those legs.
Turbocharged Rotax 915 iS
141 HP with a turbocharger that holds full power to altitude, on Avgas or Mogas.
Full-glass cockpit
Garmin avionics as standard: dual glass displays, autopilot and ADS-B In and Out.
Climbs at 1,259 ft/min
Turbo power means strong, sustained climb and the high-altitude capability to clear high terrain with margin.
Constant-speed propeller
MT 3-blade hydraulic constant-speed propeller, converting turbo power into thrust in every phase of flight.
150 KTAS top speed
A true high-speed tourer: cover more ground per hour and turn long cross-countries into short hops.
Built for high terrain
Turbocharging keeps performance honest where normally-aspirated aircraft fade, over mountains and at altitude.
Interior
A cockpit built for the long way round.
Alcantara surfaces, precision stitching and a full Garmin glass panel that makes long, high cross-countries effortless. Every B23 Turbo cabin is trimmed to order: your materials, your colors, your cockpit.
The same 51-inch cabin (130 cm) gives two people and their luggage room to settle in for the long haul, with electric flaps and trim that keep hands free for navigation at altitude.
Dual Garmin glass displays
Garmin navigation and ADS-B
Garmin autopilot
Performance
The numbers that matter.
Figures on the turbocharged Rotax 915 iS: strong, repeatable, and built to hold their own at altitude.
A 1,259 ft/min climb, a 136 KTAS cruise and an 18,000 ft ceiling add up to an aircraft that gets up, gets going and gets there, whether the leg is a quick local hop or a full day across high country.
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Technical Specifications
Every detail, on record.
Full dimensions, weights, turbocharged performance and equipment for the B23 Turbo, exactly as it leaves the factory.
Dimensions
- Wingspan
- 30 ft 5 in (9.274 m)
- Length
- 21 ft 7 in (6.585 m)
- Cabin width
- 51.2 in (130 cm)
- Configuration
- Low-wing, fixed tricycle gear
Weights & Capacity
- Max take-off weight
- 1,653 lbs (750 kg)
- Empty weight
- 1,025 lbs (465 kg)
- Useful load
- 628 lbs (285 kg)
- Fuel capacity
- 31.7 US gal (120 L)
- Luggage
- 121 lbs (55 kg)
- Seats
- 2
Performance
- Max speed (VH)
- 150 KTAS (278 km/h)
- Cruise (75%)
- 136 KTAS (252 km/h)
- Range (75%)
- 340 NM / 630 km
- Endurance
- 3 h
- Rate of climb
- 1,259 ft/min (6.4 m/s)
- Service ceiling
- 18,000 ft (5,486 m)
- Stall speed (clean)
- 50 KCAS (93 km/h)
- Load factor
- +4 / −2 g
Powerplant
- Engine
- Rotax 915 iS
- Power
- 141 HP / 103.7 kW
- Induction
- Turbocharged, FADEC
- TBO
- 1,200 hrs
- Fuel
- Avgas / Mogas
- Propeller
- MT constant-speed
Avionics
- Garmin avionics standard on every B23
- Dual Garmin glass displays
- Garmin autopilot
- ADS-B In and Out
- Night VFR certified
- Garmin GTN 650Xi IFR navigator (option)
Safety & Equipment
- Ballistic parachute — lowers the whole aircraft under a canopy
- 4-point AmSafe restraints for both occupants
- Premium leather seats
- Centre-stick with independent left and right sticks
- Direct nose-wheel steering through the rudder pedals
- 121 lbs luggage across wing lockers and cabin compartment
Gallery
From every angle.
A closer look at the B23 Turbo in its element, photographed in flight over high mountains and on the ramp.
Bristell B23 Turbo
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Starting from $386,000 · final price depends on configuration