Thu, Jul 23, 2009
Sadler Aircraft Company Unveils Its New LSA At Oshkosh
Sadler Aircraft Company is planning to announce its
next-generation Vampire LSA at EAA Airventure 2009. This marks the
culmination of three years of research and development for the
Roseburg, Ore based company.
"We're really excited to go from R&D to delivering
airplanes," said company VP David Littlejohn. "This has been
a long road, especially in a challenging economy. I think light
sport aircraft are going to emerge as true value leaders in the
aviation community though, and the Vampire should really deliver on
that front."
The Vampire is not your typical LSA. First off, it's built
on a scaled back air-to-ground fighter plane airframe. So
it's stressed to more than +/- 6 g's. Second, the prop is
behind you, as is the engine and twin tail-booms. Third, the
wings double-fold vertically, like an aircraft carrier-based WWII
bomber. And fourth, the cabin doors are wide and the entry point is
low. In fact, getting into a Vampire is more like getting
into a sedan than an airplane.
"We took a lot of our cues from the automotive industry when it
came to designing the interior of the Vampire. So
wherever we could add creature comforts we tried to do that. We
wanted the interior to attract both pilots and potential pilots.
And we also wanted to keep it on the lower end of the LSA price
spectrum."
While a fully loaded Vampire does reach into the six-figure
price range, you can get a well equipped model for under
$100,000.
Sadler Aircraft will be exhibiting at space 77 at this year's
AirVenture 2009.
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