Pro-Composites Personal Cruiser Explained

The Pro-Composites Personal Cruiser, also called the Corvair Cruiser, is a single seat, composite homebuilt aircraft.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Design and development

The Personal Cruiser is a single place, low-wing, tricycle gear aircraft with a V-tail.^[5]

The composite aircraft is built using the FOLDaPLANE method. The method uses flexible flat composite panels that are radius-bent to form stiff fuselage sections inside a jig. Building time is estimated at 800 hours.^[6]

The aircraft is designed for powerplants up to 2500NaN0 in weight and has an acceptable power range of 65to. The 1000NaN0 Corvair air-cooled four stroke automotive conversion is commonly employed.^{[4] [7]}

External links

• Video of construction

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pro-Composites. 3 September 2012.
2. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 66. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
3. Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 53. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
4. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 121. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
5. Web site: Building a Personal Cruiser. 3 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101203201637/http://www.eaa.org/experimenter/articles/2009-04_womb.asp. 3 December 2010.
6. Aviation News. 1 July 2007. 33.
7. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 115. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X