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Top speed
  
220 km/h

Length
  
6.62 m

Wingspan
  
8.91 m

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The Aero-Service Panda is a Polish ultralight, designed and produced by Aero-Service Jacek Skopiński of Warsaw. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.

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Design and development

The Panda was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever high-wing, a T-tail, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cabin, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum, with some parts, such as the engine cowling and wing tips made from composites. Its 8.91 m (29.2 ft) span wing employs a modified NACA 633-618 airfoil, has an area of 10.6 m2 (114 sq ft) and flaps. The cabin width is 120 cm (47 in).

The Panda prototype was first flown on 28 September 2011.

Operational history

Reviewer Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as possessing visibility that "is good in all directions because of very large glassed surfaces". He also noted that it is "sold at a reasonable price".

Variants

Panda Standard
Base model powered by a 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL four-stroke powerplant.
Panda Sport
Model powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.
Panda Exclusive
Model powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant plus with a Dynon glass cockpit and other options as standard.

Specifications (Panda Standard)

Data from Tacke and manufacturer

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 6.62 m (21 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.91 m (29 ft 3 in)
  • Height: 2.32 m (7 ft 7 in)
  • Wing area: 10.6 m2 (114 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: modified NACA 633-618
  • Empty weight: 270 kg (595 lb)
  • Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912UL four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed composite

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 190 km/h (118 mph; 103 kn)
  • Stall speed: 62 km/h (39 mph; 33 kn) flaps down
  • Never exceed speed: 260 km/h (162 mph; 140 kn)
  • Range: 1,200 km (746 mi; 648 nmi) with 45 minutes reserves
  • Service ceiling: 3,650 m (11,980 ft)
  • g limits: +4/-2
  • Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 44.57 kg/m2 (9.13 lb/sq ft)

    • References

    Aero-Service Panda Wikipedia
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