AERO DESIGNS "PULSAR" - Plane + Pilot

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Plane & Pilot

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Pulsar is a highly popular two-seat kit aircraft, favored for its sleek design, impressive speed (up to 160 mph), economy, docile handling, and relatively inexpensive build.
Its construction primarily uses "prepreg" fiberglass, which contributes to its very high structural strength.
The aircraft offers robust performance, including a 500-mile range and a 15,000 ft ceiling, and is available in multiple variants from the manufacturer.

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STANDARD DATA: Seats 2. Gross wt. 1,000. Empty wt. 460. Fuel capacity 17. Engine Rotax 582.
PERFORMANCE: Top mph 160. Cruise mph 130. Initial climb rate 1,000. Ceiling 15,000. Range 500. Takeoff distance (50′) 800. Landing distance (50′) 800.

The Pulsar is a popular aircraft in the kitbuilding world for many of the right reasons. It’s sleek, fast, economical, docile and relatively inexpensive to build. The majority of the Pulsar kit is made of “prepreg” fiberglass, which enables the Pulsar to maintain its very high strength. The company manufactures the Super Pulsar 100, Super Cruiser Four-Place, Pulsar III and Pulsar 150.