AERO DESIGNS “PULSAR”

(See Also Pulsar Aircraft Company, Tri-R Technologies)

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 popular two-seat kit aircraft known for being sleek, fast, economical, docile, and relatively inexpensive to build.
It offers impressive performance, including a top speed of 160 mph, a 500-mile range, and a 15,000 ft ceiling.
Its high strength is attributed to its construction primarily from "prepreg" fiberglass.

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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.

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