AMD Alarus
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| Role | Personal use & Trainer aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Aircraft Manufacturing and Development |
| Designer | Chris Heintz, Zenair, Ltd. |
| Introduction | 1995 |
| Primary user | Iraqi Air Force |
| Produced | Eastman, Georgia |
| Unit cost | $139,000[1] |
| Variants | Zenair CH 640 |
The AMD Alarus CH2000 is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training. It is manufactured by Aircraft Manufacturing and Design Co. in Eastman, Georgia. It is a low-wing aircraft, with one door located above each wing, respectively.[2] It can be considered a competitor to similar aircraft used for flight training, such as the Diamond DA20.
The Alarus features Garmin avionics and a 46-inch-wide (1,200 mm) cabin.[2]
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[edit] Variants
Currently the Alarus is offered in two variants: the AMD Alarus CH2000 general aviation aircraft[2] and the SAMA CH2000 Military Tactical Surveillance Aircraft (MTSA).[3]
[edit] SAMA CH2000
The SAMA CH2000 is a military surveillance variant of the Alarus. It is equipped with forward looking infrared – a multi sensor imager offering high performance, precision and high level imaging.[3]
The aircraft is also equipped with state-of-the-art communications systems for secure air-to-air and air-to-ground communications and is equipped for day and night missions. The aircraft is manufactured in Amman, Jordan and Baghdad, Iraq.[3][4]
The first SAMA CH2000s were delivered to the Iraqi Air Force 70th Squadron, based in Basrah on 29 October 2004. The Iraqi Air Force acquired between 8 and 16 aircraft at a cost of USD$5.8M with deliveries completed by the end of March 2005.[3][4]
[edit] Zenair CH 640
The four seat kit aircraft derivative of the Alarus is the Zenair CH 640.[5]
[edit] Operators
The Alarus can currently be found operating at some flight schools in the USA.[2]
In February 2008 there were 113 CH2000 Alarus registered in the USA[6] and four in Canada.[7]
The only confirmed military user of the CH2000 is the Iraqi Air Force, currently operating 16 aircraft. Aircraft are operated by the Iraqi 70th Reconnaissance squadron.
[edit] Military operators
- Iraqi Air Force - 70th Squadron
[edit] Specifications
Data from AMD Website [8]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)
- Wingspan: 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m)
- Height: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
- Wing area: 137 sq ft (12.7 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,085 lb (492 kg) basic VFR-equipped
- Max takeoff weight: 1,692 lb (767 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 28 US Gallons (106 litres)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-N2C four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine, 116 hp (87 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich fixed pitch, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) diameter
Performance
- Cruise speed: 99 kn (114 mph; 183 km/h)
- Stall speed: 48 kn (55 mph; 89 km/h)
- Never exceed speed: 143 kn (165 mph; 265 km/h)
- Range: 486 nmi (559 mi; 900 km)
- G limits: +4.4/-2.2 (utility category 1,606 lbs) +3.8/-1.9 (normal category 1,692 lbs)
- Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
- Wing loading: 12.3 lb/sq ft (60 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 14.6 lb/hp (0.11 kW/kg)
Avionics
- Garmin GNS 430 (COM, GPS, VOR, GS)
- Garmin GI-106A VOR with GS slope
- Garmin 340 audio panel
- Garmin GTX 327 transponder/encoder
- Bendix/king KX 155 NAV COM
- Bendix/king KI 209 VOR with GS
[edit] See also
- Related development
[edit] References
- ^ Aircraft Manufacturing and Design (February 2008). "Alarus CH2000 Price List". http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/services/purchasing.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ a b c d Aircraft Manufacturing and Design (February 2008). "ALARUS CH2000 - FAA CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT". http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/ch2000.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ a b c d Pike, John (June 2005). "SAMA CH2000". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/ch2000.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ a b Jordan Aerospace Industries Company (2007). "About Sama CH2000 Series". http://www.sama-aircraft.com/about_sama/index.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 77. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration (February 2008). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/acftinqSQL.asp?striptxt=CH2000&mfrtxt=&cmndfind.x=20&cmndfind.y=18&cmndfind=submit&modeltxt=CH2000. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Transport Canada (February 2008). "Civil Aircraft Register". http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Aircraft Manufacturing and Design (undated). "Specifications List - Alarus". http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/specification.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
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