Peña Joker
| Joker | |
|---|---|
| Role | Amateur-built aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | Louis Peña |
| First flight | 27 December 2002 |
| Status | Plans available (2012) |
The Peña Joker and Super Joker are a family of French amateur-built aircraft that were designed by Louis Peña of Dax, Landes and are made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1][2]
Design and development
[edit]The Joker is intended as a training aircraft. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]
The Joker has an 8 m (26.2 ft) span wing, with an area of 10.40 m2 (111.9 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The recommended engines range in power from 100 to 180 hp (75 to 134 kW) and include the 100 hp (75 kW) Lycoming O-235 to the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 four-stroke powerplants.[1][2]
As the designer is a competitive aerobatic pilot, the Joker retains the capability of doing basic aerobatics and features a fast roll rate.[1][2]
Variants
[edit]- Joker
- Two seat model powered by 100 to 180 hp (75 to 134 kW) engines[1][2]
- Super Joker
- Three seat model powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) engine[1][2]
Specifications (Joker)
[edit]Data from Bayerl and Tacke[1][2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Wingspan: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 10.40 m2 (111.9 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 520 kg (1,146 lb)
- Gross weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 130 litres (29 imp gal; 34 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed metal fixed pitch propeller
Performance
- Cruise speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
- Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 350 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn)
- Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 67.3 kg/m2 (13.8 lb/sq ft)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 109. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b c d e f g Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 116. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X