Paradise P-1 LSA

P-1
Role Light-sport aircraft
National origin Brazil
Manufacturer Paradise Aircraft
Introduction 2008
Status In production (2012)
Unit cost
US$117,000 (assembled, 2011)

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 April 2016 there were twelve P-1s registered in the United States with the US Federal Aviation Administration.[3]

Specifications (P-1)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 68. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Experimental Aircraft Association (2014). "Paradise P-1". Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. Federal Aviation Administration (7 April 2016). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 7 April 2016.

External links

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