Carrera
Role Homebuilt ultralight aircraft
First flight 1990s
Variants Arnet Pereyra Sabre II

The Carrera is a two-seat ultralight aircraft marketed for home building. Designed by Advanced Aeromarine, it has also been marketed by Advanced Aviation and Arnet Pereyra Inc. It is a high-wing taildragger aircraft of pusher configuration with side-by-side seating. It is of fabric-covered tubular construction.

The aircraft was later marketed by Keuthan Aircraft as the Sabre and developed into the two-place Sabre II.[1]

Specifications (Carrera 180)

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 2
  • Length: 22 ft 2 in (6.76 m)
  • Wingspan: 31 ft 3 in (9.52 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
  • Wing area: 152 sq ft (14.12 m2)
  • Empty weight: 410 lb (186 kg)
  • Gross weight: 950 lb (431 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 , 65 hp (48.5 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 75 mph (121 km/h, 65 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 63 mph (101 km/h, 55 kn)
  • Stall speed: 31 mph (50 km/h, 27 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)
  • Rate of climb: 650 ft/min (3.0 m/s)

See also

Related development

References

  1. ↑ Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page E-32. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
  2. ↑ Terpstra, 1992, p.17.
  • Terpstra, Philip (1992). 1992 Worldwide Homebuilt Aircraft Directory. Tucson, Arizona: Spirit Publications. p. 17.


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