Yet another new LSA!

Daidalos · Post by **Daidalos** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:31 pm

Well the LSA market keeps growing. This one certainly captures the imagination. The twin tail is reminiscent of an Ercoup and gives the same fighter plane look. Time will tell. I was surprised and impressed with the +/-6 load factor. Looks like it will be easy to get in and out of.. It has folding wings that may make it easy to trailer. The pusher configuration may be a problem for cooling during taxi. They are a little unclear about baggage storage space. .

http://www.sadleraircraft.com/home.html

AZPilot · Post by **AZPilot** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:24 pm

Wow,Sadler, that sure is a blast from the past. We old guys remember the UL series.

Interesting that it is from Roseburg OR, where the new Allegro is going to be built.

Daidalos · Post by **Daidalos** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:28 pm

It has more than a fighter plan look! It has a heritage.

In 1997 Mr. Sadler contracted with Turkish Aerospace Industries to develop the Piranha air-to-ground attack fighter. The Piranha weighed just 1450 pounds and boasted a useful load of the same. It was powered by a 450hp water-cooled aluminum-block V8. The power-to-weight ratio was so great that the Piranha was capable of verticle climb rates over 4000 feet per minute.

The new Sadler Vampire LSA is a carryover from the military designs developed by Mr. Sadler. The Vampire LSA's main wing spar is actually stronger than the Pirhana's, and much of the technology, including the folding wing design, landing gear, airframe construction, and control mechanisms are borrowed directly from Sadler's military craft.

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyO14gRRzU4

Imagine calling ATC as "Vampire N95MX"

KSCessnaDriver · Post by **KSCessnaDriver** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:27 pm

Seen this "LSA" on a few different websites. From everything I've seen, it sure looks like it has retractable gear, especially with the history of the airplane. I hope it's got fixed gear, so that it is LSA, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Daidalos · Post by **Daidalos** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:45 am

KSCessnaDriver wrote:Seen this "LSA" on a few different websites. From everything I've seen, it sure looks like it has retractable gear, especially with the history of the airplane. I hope it's got fixed gear, so that it is LSA, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

“Fixed tricycle landing gear with trailing link suspension” See: http://www.sadleraircraft.com/specs.html

I’ve also posted in another forum and got a lot of feedback. The point was “Yet another new LSA”. They are only taking deposits right now. Their website has contradicting information; check out the PDF spec sheet versus the webpage. It shows a different engine. Just like cars I wouldn’t buy the first model year and this isn’t even out yet. I believe only a few of the LSA leaders are going to survive this market economy.

But you have to admit it looks sexy.