Tue, May 03, 2011
EASA Approved The Aircraft In 2010
The Oma Sud Skycar, which was introduced to the U.S. market last
year at AirVenture, has received certification from the FAA,
according to an e-mail from CEO Valter Proietti.
"This important milestone for Oma Sud opens the market
in the United States, where we can start the sales with the
assistance of SACE, the Italian Insurance Credit Export Company. We
can also offer a three to five years financing option for the
payment, together with leasing opportunities," Proietti said in the
e-mail.
Proietti said that following certification of the standard
version of the Skycar, the company is completing the development of
a special Surveyor version for maritime patrol, border control,
aerial surveillance, environment monitoring, and more. "The flight
test campaign for the Italian Police (Polizia di Stato) of this
special version, with state of the art optical instruments for day
and night operations, will start at the end of May," he said.
The Italian designed and built Oma Sud Skycar offers the market
several innovative features. The front doors were designed large
and wide to allow easy access to the cabin ... almost reminiscent
of the Cessna 177 Cardinal. The airplane has a twin boom tail to
accommodate a large rear access door. Think C130 without the cargo
ramp. Up front, the aircraft is equipped with Chelton EIFS 3D
Synthetic Vision and Garmin GNS-430 Nav/Comms. This twin pusher
design has 5 seats in the air taxi configuration and can be
reconfigured for cargo and for medical missions. For medical
missions, a stretcher can slide in from the huge rear door.
The company has plans to build the airplane in Italy, then ship
aircraft to the United States by cargo container. Once the aircraft
are received they will be assembled and delivered to the
customer.
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