Paradise P1 LSA
| P-1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Paradise Aircraft |
| Introduction | 2008 |
| Status | In production (2012) |
The Paradise P-1 LSA is a Brazilian light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Paradise Aircraft of Feira de Santana and introduced in 2008. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]
Design and development
The P-1 was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules and was accepted as a factory-built special light-sport aircraft in 2009. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from welded steel tubing covered in aluminum sheet. Its 9.0 m (29.5 ft) span wing has an area of 12.6 m2 (136 sq ft) and flaps. The standard engine is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. The cockpit is 110 cm (43.3 in) wide.[1]
Operational history
In August 2012 there were ten P-1s registered in the United States with the US Federal Aviation Administration.[3]
Specifications (P-1)
Data from Bayerl[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 9.0 m (29 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 12.6 m2 (136 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 340 kg (750 lb)
- Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
- Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
- Stall speed: 58 km/h (36 mph, 31 kn)
- Rate of climb: 4.5 m/s (890 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 47.6 kg/m2 (9.7 lb/sq ft)
References
- ^ a b c d Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 68. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Experimental Aircraft Association (2012). "EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft". Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration (2012). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
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