The manufacturer's website is non-functional and has been so since about 2008, so it is not clear if the company is still in business.[2]
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 4500NaN0. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 4500NaN0. With a Rotax 912 ULS engine it is an accepted US light sport aircraft and also a Transport Canada accepted Advanced Ultra-Light Aeroplane.[1] [3] [4]
Originally shown as a pusher configuration design in 2003, by 2004 the aircraft had been redesigned. In its production configuration the Sky Cruiser features a cantilever high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cabin with doors for access, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from composite material. Its 91NaN1 span wing mounts flaps and has a wing area of 10.35m2. The standard engine used is the 1000NaN0 Suzuki automotive conversion powerplant.[1]
The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 250kg (550lb) and a gross weight of 450kg (990lb), giving a useful load of 200kg (400lb). With full fuel of the payload for pilot, passenger and baggage is 157kg (346lb).[1]
The Sky Cruiser was redesigned by BOT Aircraft as the BOT SC07 Speed Cruiser.[5]
In June 2015 one example was registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration and two in Canada registered with Transport Canada.[6] [7]
