Aeromarine Merlin

Merlin
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Aeromarine LSA
Introduction 2016
Status In production (2016)
Number built One
Unit cost
US$34,000 (kit, 2016)

The Aeromarine Merlin is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Czech Aircraft Works and is produced by Aeromarine LSA of South Lakeland Airport, Florida, introduced at the Sport Aviation Expo in 2016. The aircraft is supplied as a kit, for amateur construction.[1][2][3]

Design and development

The aircraft features a cantilever high-wing, a single-seat enclosed cabin, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2][3]

The aircraft is made from aluminum sheet, with the engine cowling made from composite material. The design employs access doors that hinge vertically and a conventional low tail. Its 25.6 ft (7.8 m) span wing mounts flaps. The cabin width is 27.5 in (70 cm). The standard engine used is the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 twin-cylinder two-stroke powerplant.[1][2][3][4]

The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as two weeks at the factory completion center.[3]

While initially offered as an amateur-built kit, future development plans include an electric powered version and a light-sport aircraft version that will be sold ready-to-fly.[1][2][3]

Variants

Merlin-PSA
Initial "personal sport aircraft" version powered by a Rotax 582 two-stroke engine for the US Experimental Amateur-Built category.

Specifications (Merlin-PSA)

Data from Manufacturer[4]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sport Aviation Expo: A Lively Start". avweb.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Merlin PSA Offers A First: Gas Or Electric Power". avweb.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Video: Merlin PSA — The $34,000 LSA". avweb.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Merlin PSA Performance & Specs". Aeromarine LSA. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

External links

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