Alpi Pioneer 300 Kite
Italian light-sport aircraft
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The Alpi Pioneer 300 Kite also branded Pionner 300 FG (for fixed gear) is an Italian ultralight and light-sport aircraft designed and produced by Alpi Aviation of Pordenone. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or complete and ready-to-fly.[1]
| Pioneer 300 Kite | |
|---|---|
| P300 Kite (FG) at Le Touquet Airport - (LFAT), France | |
| General information | |
| Type | ultralight or Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Alpi Aviation |
| Status | In production (2017) |
| History | |
| Developed from | Alpi Pioneer 300 |
Design and development
The Pioneer 300 Kite is a fixed gear version of the Alpi Pioneer 300. Designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules, it features a cantilever low-wing, an enclosed cockpit with two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from wood and covered with composite material. Its 7.55 m (24.8 ft) span wing has an area of 10 m2 (110 sq ft) and mounts flaps. It is powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS engine.[2]
Apart from being available fully assembled it is also available as two different kits, one a 51% kit and the other EuroKit, which includes a factory assembled airframe, but lacks the engine installation.[1]
As of May 2025, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.[3]
Specifications (Pioneer 300 Kite)
Data from Tacke and manufacturer[1][4]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 7.55 m (24 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 10 m2 (110 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 315 kg (694 lb)
- Gross weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 80 litres (18 imp gal; 21 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
- Cruise speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
- Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
- Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
- g limits: +3.8/-1.9
- Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 56.0 kg/m2 (11.5 lb/sq ft)
