Sport Performance Aviation Panther
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Sport Performance Aviation |
| Designer | Dan Weseman |
| First flight | 23 April 2013 |
| Number built | 1 |
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The Sport Performance Aviation Panther is a single seat all-metal homebuilt aircraft under development by Sport Performance Aviation.[1]
Design
The Panther is a single seat, low wing aircraft, built of aluminum with a bubble canopy. The landing gear can be assembled in either tricycle or conventional gear arrangements. The wings are foldable.[2]
Variants
Three variants are planned.[3]
- Panther Sport
- 21.5 ft (6.6 m) wing span, 1,150 lb (522 kg) gross weight, 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal) of fuel
Panther LSA
- Panther LSA
- 23.5 ft (7.2 m) wing span, 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal) of fuel, for the US light-sport aircraft category
- Panther Long LSA
- Extended wingspan model
Specifications (Panther LSA)
Data from EAA[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
- Wing area: 93 sq ft (8.6 m2)
- Empty weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,020 lb (463 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Chevrolet Corvair engine conversion horizontally opposed piston engine, 110 hp (82 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 156 kn; 290 km/h (180 mph)
- Never exceed speed: 174 kn; 322 km/h (200 mph)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sport Performance Aviation Panther. |
- ↑ "Sports Performance Aircraft Displays Single Seat Panther Prototype At AirVenture". Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Sport Performance Aviation Offers Panther Kit Plane". Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ↑ "Panther updates". Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Sport Performance Aviation Offers Panther Kit Plane". Retrieved 29 August 2013.
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