CSA PS-38 Tourer

The CSA PS-38 Tourer is a Czech light-sport aircraft under development by Czech Sport Aircraft of Prague, introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2014. The aircraft is intended to be supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1]

PS-38 Tourer
Role Light-sport aircraft
National origin Czech Republic
Manufacturer Czech Sport Aircraft
Introduction 2014
Status Under development (2015)

Design and development

The PS-38 Tourer was designed for private use for cross-country flying as well as the law enforcement role.[1]

The aircraft was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever high-wing, an enclosed cabin with two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration accessed by doors, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]

The aircraft is made with an aluminum semi-monocoque structure. Its 8.6 m (28.2 ft) span forward-swept wing has an area of 12.3 m2 (132 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The standard engine used is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. The forward-swept wing provides improved visibility to the pilot in turns.[1]

As of January 2018, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.[2]

The design also did not appear on the manufacturer's website as offered for sale in February 2017.[3]

Specifications (PS-38 Tourer)

Data from Tacke[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Wingspan: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 12.3 m2 (132 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 381 kg (840 lb)
  • Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 114 litres (25 imp gal; 30 US gal) in two tanks
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed composite

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 172 km/h (107 mph, 93 kn)
  • Stall speed: 55 km/h (34 mph, 30 kn)
  • Wing loading: 48.8 kg/m2 (10.0 lb/sq ft)

References
  1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 42. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Federal Aviation Administration (11 January 2018). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. Czech Sport Aircraft (2017). "Aircraft". Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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