The Prowler's design goals included maximum cruise speed and to achieve this a wing of small area was selected. This results in an ultralight with a cruise speed of 57 mph (92 km/h), at the expense of a stall speed of 28 mph (45 km/h), the fastest stall speed permitted by FAR 103 category rules.[1][2]
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its double-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 110 sq ft (10 m2) area wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The standard engines supplied was the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 twin cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled, single ignition aircraft engine. A cockpit fairing and wheel pants were factory options.[1]
^Federal Aviation Administration (January 18, 2012). . Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
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Photo of a Prowler in flight
January 01, 1970
concept, prowler, american, ultralight, trike, that, designed, produced, concept, aviation, knoxville, tennessee, prowler, role, ultralight, trike, national, origin, united, states, manufacturer, concept, aviation, status, production, completed, contents, desi. The Concept Prowler is an American ultralight trike that was designed and produced by Concept Aviation of Knoxville Tennessee 1 Prowler Role Ultralight trike National origin United States Manufacturer Concept Aviation Status Production completed Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications Powler 3 References 4 External linksDesign and development editThe aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules including the category s maximum empty weight of 254 lb 115 kg The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 248 lb 112 kg It features a cable braced hang glider style high wing weight shift controls a single seat open cockpit tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration 1 The Prowler s design goals included maximum cruise speed and to achieve this a wing of small area was selected This results in an ultralight with a cruise speed of 57 mph 92 km h at the expense of a stall speed of 28 mph 45 km h the fastest stall speed permitted by FAR 103 category rules 1 2 The aircraft is made from bolted together aluminum tubing with its double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth Its 110 sq ft 10 m2 area wing is supported by a single tube type kingpost and uses an A frame control bar The standard engines supplied was the 40 hp 30 kW Rotax 447 twin cylinder two stroke air cooled single ignition aircraft engine A cockpit fairing and wheel pants were factory options 1 Specifications Powler editData from Cliche 1 General characteristicsCrew one Wing area 110 sq ft 10 m2 Empty weight 248 lb 112 kg Fuel capacity 5 U S gallons 19 L 4 2 imp gal Powerplant 1 Rotax 447 twin cylinder two stroke air cooled single ignition aircraft engine 40 hp 30 kW Performance Cruise speed 57 mph 92 km h 50 kn Stall speed 28 mph 45 km h 24 kn Rate of climb 1 050 ft min 5 3 m s References edit a b c d e Cliche Andre Ultralight Aircraft Shopper s Guide 8th Edition page C 17 Cybair Limited Publishing 2001 ISBN 0 9680628 1 4 Federal Aviation Administration January 18 2012 Title 14 Aeronautics and Space PART 103 Ultralight Vehicles Subpart A General Archived from the original on January 2 2011 Retrieved January 20 2012 External links editPhoto of a Prowler in flight Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Concept Prowler amp oldid 1066487677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
