Peña Joker

Design and development

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.

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.

As the designer is a competitive aerobatic pilot the Joker retains the capability of doing basic aerobatics and features a fast roll rate.

Variants

Joker

Two seat model powered by 100 to 180 hp (75 to 134 kW) engines

Super Joker

Three seat model powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) engine

Specifications (Joker)

Data from Bayerl

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 (124 mph; 108 kn)

Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)

Never exceed speed: 350 km/h (217 mph; 189 kn)

Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)

Wing loading: 67.3 kg/m² (13.8 lb/sq ft)