{"id":181,"date":"2012-02-05T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T14:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/efc_wordpress\/?page_id=181"},"modified":"2022-06-13T16:53:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T14:53:43","slug":"ls4b-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flying.estec-sscc.net\/?page_id=181","title":{"rendered":"Alpi Pioneer 300 Kite"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our club plane is an Alpi Pioneer 300 Kite with registration PH-ZZR. It is an Italian light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Alpi Aviation, of Pordenone. The aircraft is usually supplied as a kit for amateur construction, whereas ours was build by the factory and used as demonstrator for the type at the Aero 2015. Later a Ballistic Rescue System from Junkers has been installed by the manufacturer and again removed by us to get the CoG back into a reasonable range.<\/p>\n

Avionics is an EFIS\/engine monitoring system from Flybox with two-axis autopilot, and a Garmin 795 GPS (panel united, but removable) with a power flarm to detect nearby traffic, as well as Trigg 8.33kHz radio and Mode-S transponder, all installed by the manufacturer. It is a state-of-the-art plane, very functional, easy to operate and fun to fly thanks to the very light and well balanced controls.<\/p>\n

Cost of operation
\n<\/strong>The yearly access fee is 500\u20ac and the hourly wet rate is 80\u20ac.<\/p>\n

Development and Design
\n<\/strong>The Pioneer 300 was derived from the Asso V Champion and designed to comply with the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration A\u00e9ronautique Internationale microlight rules, as well as the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, a choice of fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The fixed landing gear version is intended for the US light-sport aircraft category that does not permit retractable gear on landplanes.<\/p>\n

The aircraft is made with a wooden frame, covered with composite skin panels. Its 8.10 m (26.6 ft) span wing is tapered in planform. Standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS, 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200 and 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300.<\/p>\n

Variants<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pioneer 300 Standard
\n<\/strong>Base model, standard engine is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS.<\/p>\n

Pioneer 300 Hawk
\n<\/strong>Model with upgraded canopy and interior, with plywood wing skins and oleo strut suspension.<\/p>\n

Pioneer 300 Kite
\n<\/strong>Model with fixed gear and gross weight of 560 kg (1,235 lb) for the US light-sport aircraft market.<\/p>\n

Pioneer 300 Turbo
\n<\/strong>Model with luxury interior, carbon fibre instrument panel and Rotax 914 turbocharged engine of 115 hp (86 kW) giving a cruise speed of 265 km\/h (165 mph).<\/p>\n

Pioneer 330 Acro
\n<\/strong>Aerobatic model, with inverted-capable version of the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS and a strengthened airframe with flight load factors of +6\/-3g.<\/p>\n

General characteristics
\n<\/strong>Crew: one
\nCapacity: one passenger
\nWingspan: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
\nWing area: 11.0 m2 (118 sq ft)
\nEmpty weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
\nGross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
\nFuel capacity: 80 litres (18 imp gal; 21 US gal)
\nPowerplant: 1 \u00d7 Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke, 75 kW (100 hp)
\nPropellers: 3-bladed composite<\/p>\n

Performance
\n<\/strong>Maximum speed: 270 km\/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
\nCruise speed: 250 km\/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
\nStall speed: 60 km\/h (37 mph, 32 kn)
\nRate of climb: 8 m\/s (1,600 ft\/min)
\nWing loading: 42.95 kg\/m2 (8.80 lb\/sq ft)<\/p>\n

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