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The MOSAIC framework removes historic Light Sport weight caps and expands Sport Pilot privileges to include four-seat and twin-engine aircraft operations.
The CS-23 certified aircraft will target flight schools seeking lower operating costs higher safety margins and unified fleets from ab-initio through advanced training.
Short-field operations and simplified piston engine management were key drivers in expanding the mission-ready P2012 aircraft configurations.
Pilots benefit from an additional front door for the co-pilot and external access to the baggage compartment. Windows have also been redesigned and made larger to improve visibility.
An 18 month certification campaign ensured impressive takeoff and landing performance, while still maintaining a 99% commonality of parts with the standard P2012 Traveller series aircraft.
Both engine options are rated for 375 HP, with the Continental coupled to a three blade MT-Prop propeller and the Lycoming coupled to a four blade prop.
Slow charge cycles and the possible limitation of the maximum charge level per cycle, mean that real storage capacity would fall, and only a few hundred flights would drive operators to replace the entire storage unit.
Following the successful completion of the preliminary P2012 STOL flight test campaign in early 2022, the aircraft has entered its final configuration moving on to the certification phase in 2023.
The P-Mentor is an all in one two-seater single piston aircraft with key features: IFR; PBN, RNAV, Variable Pitch, Autopilot, Simulated Retractable Gear Control and BRS.
The P2010 H3PS is powered by a 104kW Rotax 915 IS engine coupled with a 30kW Rolls-Royce electric motor in a fully integrated parallel hybrid configuration. Its useful load is the same as with a 180hp piston engine.
Delivering some of the new vaccines developed for COVID-19 involves keeping stock at super-low temperatures. Adding freezers to the P2012 brings these vaccines within reach of short runways worldwide.
German 600kg certification of the P92 Echo MkII will be recognised in several EASA countries. The model comes with ballistic parachute as standard, and Garmin G3X touch avionics.
The P2012 Sentinel SMP can be equipped, at the customer's request, with a quick-conversion kit that transforms it from Special Mission Platform to passenger version.