American Patriot Supercruiser Explained

The American Patriot Supercruiser, also called the Patriot II, is an American amateur-built aircraft, that was designed and produced by American Patriot Aircraft of Westfield, Wisconsin. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction.^{[1] [2]}

While the aircraft was still offered for sale in April 2011 the company appears to have gone out of business in late 2011, having completed only the prototype.^{[3] [4]}

Design and development

The Supercruiser features a strut-braced high-wing, two-seats in side-by-side configuration in an enclosed egg-shaped cockpit accessed via doors, a twin tail, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft is made from aluminum alloy sheet. Its 301NaN1 span wing has an area of 137square feet and mounts flaperons. The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 80to and standard engines used include the 1150NaN0 Subaru EA 81 automotive conversion four-stroke powerplant. The cabin width is 490NaN0 and construction time from the supplied kit was to be 400 hours.

The company had indicated that they were pursuing light-sport aircraft certification in 2011, but as of September 2016, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.^[5]

By December 2011 only one example, the prototype, was listed as completed. The US Federal Aviation Administration indicates that its registration expired on 30 September 2012 and was not renewed.^[6]

External links

• Archives of the company website on Archive.org

Notes and References

1. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 42. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
2. Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 37. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
3. Web site: americanpatriotaircraft.com. 30 October 2012. Sedo's Domain Parking. n.d.. https://web.archive.org/web/20130205182021/http://americanpatriotaircraft.com/. 5 February 2013. dead.
4. Web site: The Patriot II Light Sport Aircraft. 30 October 2012. American Patriot Aircraft. n.d. . https://web.archive.org/web/20110426174503/http://americanpatriotaircraft.com/ . 26 April 2011.
5. Web site: SLSA Make/Model Directory . 11 October 2016 . . 16 September 2016 .
6. Web site: N-Number Inquiry Results - N382PA . 30 October 2012. Federal Aviation Administration. 30 October 2012.