AMD/Eastman/Zenair Patriot
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| AMD/Eastman/Zenair Patriot MXP 150 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light Sport Aircraft |
| National origin | United States of America Republic of Columbia |
| Manufacturer | Aircraft Manufacturing and Design AeroAndina |
| Designer | Maximo Tadesco |
| First flight | October 13, 2006 |
| Introduction | 2007 |
| Status | Abandoned/Cancelled |
| Produced | 2006-2010 |
| Number built | 20~ |
| Developed from | AeroAndina MXP-150 Kimbaya |
| Variants | Eastman Patriot AMD Zenair Patriot 150 |
The AMD Patriot is a light sport aircraft produced by Aircraft Manufacturing and Design Co. In 2007 AMD announced that they intended to produce a high-wing, all metal, tricycle gear aircraft with a Continental O-200 engine to compete with the Cessna Skycatcher.[1]
The AeroAndina MXP-150 Kimbaya was chosen as a donor platform for the sole prototype constructed. Built to comply with the FAA's Light/Sport aircraft standards, the plane was intended to compete with other light, recreational aircraft including the aforementioned Skycatcher.[2] Production was halted in 2010 after AMD's rebranding to Eastman Aviation, which then promptly went defunct, and AMD aircraft's assets, along with the Patriot, were sold to Zenair, the manufacturer of Zenith kit Aircraft, who promoted it as the Zenair MXP Patriot, before production was finally ended for good after an internal restructuring to focus on Zenair's own in-house model line.
Specifications
[edit]General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 passenger and 525 lb (238 kg) useful load
- Length: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11 m)
- Height: 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m)
- Empty weight: 785 lb (356 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,310 lb (594 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200 , 100 hp (75 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 124 mph (200 km/h, 108 kn)
- Cruise speed: 118 mph (190 km/h, 103 kn)
- Stall speed: 35 mph (56 km/h, 30 kn) flaps extended; 40 mph (64 km/h) flaps retracted
- Never exceed speed: 143 mph (230 km/h, 124 kn)
- Range: 650 mi (1,046 km, 565 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AMD Patriot". Archived from the original on 25 August 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ "Aircraft Manufacturing and Development Company MXP-150 Patriot". 1000aircraftphotos.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20081004132042/http://www.silverskyaviation.com/pages/patriot150.html
- https://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/SchmidKarl/14109.htm#:
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