CSA PS-38 Tourer

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]

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)