Creative Isatis 01

Friday, April 29, 2005 at 10:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The French Isatis 01 light-sport aircraft features a unique rear-mounted BMW engine that powers a tractor prop via a carbon fiber driveshaft.
This unconventional rear-engine design significantly enhances pilot visibility.
The Isatis 01 was a creative French entry showcased at Aero 2005, an event largely dominated by Eastern European light-sport aircraft.

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The French Isatis 01 uses a rear-engine BMW engine and tractor prop driven by a carbon fiber driveshaft.

In Aero 2005’s massive display halls, light-sport aircraft from eastern European companies dominated. Yet one creative idea traveled from France. The Isatis 01 from AeroJames appears to have no room for its tractor engine…no wonder as the BMW engine is in the rear spinning its prop through a carbon fiber driveshaft. The logic is to give the pilot tremendous visibility and it works. The Isatis 01 and many other planes will be featured in my report for Kitplanes magazine (9/05 issue).