Engineering:Paradise P1 LSA
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| Role | Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Paradise Aircraft |
| Introduction | 2008 |
| Status | In production (2015) |
The Paradise P1 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][2]
Design and development
The P1 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][3]
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][2]
Originally a production line was set up in the United States , in Sebring, Florida, but this was later closed and in 2015 the company was noted as having no US presence or representation, although production continued in Brazil.[2]
In 2008 the design was accepted as a Federal Aviation Administration approved special light-sport aircraft.[2][4]
Operational history
In April 2016, there were twelve P-1s registered in the United States with the US Federal Aviation Administration.[5]
Specifications (P1)
Data from Bayerl and Tacke[1][2]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 68. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 72. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ Experimental Aircraft Association (2014). "Paradise P-1". http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation-communities-and-interests/light-sport-aircraft/getting-started-in-light-sport-aircraft-flying/light-sport-aircraft-folder/paradise-p-1. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (26 September 2016). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/media/SLSA_Directory.xlsx. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (7 April 2016). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=PARADISE&Modeltxt=P-1&PageNo=1. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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