Peña Joker

Joker
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin France
Designer Louis Peña
First flight 27 December 2002
Status Plans available (2012)
Unit cost
600 (plans only, 2011)

The Peña Joker and Super Joker are a family of French amateur-built aircraft that were designed by Louis Peña of Dax, Landes and are made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1]

Design and development

The Joker is intended as a training aircraft. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The Joker has an 8 m (26.2 ft) span wing, with an area of 10.40 m2 (111.9 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The recommended engines range in power from 100 to 180 hp (75 to 134 kW) and include the 100 hp (75 kW) Lycoming O-235 to the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 four-stroke powerplants.[1]

As the designer is a competitive aerobatic pilot the Joker retains the capability of doing basic aerobatics and features a fast roll rate.[1]

Variants

Joker
Two seat model powered by 100 to 180 hp (75 to 134 kW) engines[1]
Super Joker
Three seat model powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) engine[1]

Specifications (Joker)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 109. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

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