The design was first unveiled at AERO Friedrichshafen 2022.[1] [2]
The P-Mentor was designed to comply with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA CS-23 regulations for certified light aircraft. It was EASA CS-23 certified on 7 April 2022.[1] [3]
The design features a cantilever low-wing, two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration, driving a two-bladed variable pitch propeller.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The aircraft wing has a light alloy spar and wing box, with a carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer leading edge. The 91NaN1 span wing is equipped with slotted flaps of 75% span, plus frise ailerons. The standard engine employed is the 750NaN0 Rotax 912iSc four-stroke certified powerplant.[1] [4]
The design uses a new tapered planform wing, employing a laminar flow airfoil, which meets the EASA CS-23 requirements for low speed handling and stall characteristics without a ballistic parachute, although a parachute is approved and available as a factory option.[1]
The aircraft may be equipped for IFR flight. For training use it may be optionally equipped with a simulated retractable landing gear handle, although the landing gear does not actually retract.[1] [3]