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Tri-R Technologies Kis

 

 

 

The Pulsar and Pulsar XP were designed by Mark Brown and offer great lightplane performance and economy in kit cost and operating expenses. These very popular kits are available in tailwheel or nosewheel configurations, and are easy to build and fly. Equipped with fuel tanks in the wings, a composite spar and moulded wing skins, earlier models had a 1.5mm Finnish birch plywood/outer fibreglass matting covering foam ribs. Pulsar XP includes an in flight adjustable prop pitch option which increases 75% power cruise from 140 mph to 150 mph at 4 USG/hr, and was specifically designed for the Rotax 912.

In 1996 the manufacturing rights for the Pulsar went from Aero Design to Skystar, which was then sold to become Pulsar Aircraft Corp. Pulsar Aircraft Corp. rescuing the Pulsar design from the original company's bankruptcy. Pulsar Aircraft Corporation also keep the original legacy Pulsar design alive under the name of Pulsar XP.Aircraft Spruce was a supplier of materials & components to Skystar for use in Pulsar kits.Designed by Mark Brown and Solly Melyon around the same lines as the Pulsar XP, the Super Pulsar 100 was introduced by Pulsar Aircraft Corporation in August 2001. A high performance sport airplane capable of cruising at speeds over 200 mph but yet docile and safe for low time pilots. Its 2500 fpm climb will leave you breathless and it's docile and slow flight stabilitylets you land on short fields. The Super Pulsar was equipped with 38 gallon fuel capacity for seven hours of endurance and 1250 mile range.

High Tech Composites (HTC) in Oxnard, California, USA, owned by Rich Trickle, produced composite structures for other aircraft manufactures before Rich designed the two-seat KIS TR-1 (KIS stands for "Keep It Simple"). Constructed with the assistance of Vance Jaqua and Martin Hollmann, the aircraft was first presented at the EAA event at Oskosh, Wisconsin, in July 1991.Subsequently HTC was renamed Tri-R Technologies and the composite kit plane was marketed to the homebuilt constructor. It could be fitted with a nose-wheel or tail-wheel landing gear, an 80 to 150 hp engine could be fitted, and for storage, the wings could be detached easily. The four-seat KIS Cruiser was also developed.

In 2001 the Pulsar Aircraft Company (formed in 1999) acquired the design and production rights of Tri-R, while the latter still produced the composite parts. The two-seat KIS TR-1 was re-designated Pulsar 150, while the KIS TR-4 Cruiser became the Pulsar Super Cruiser. In 2005 all aircraft production was transferred to Ilopango, El Salvador.
The KIS TD is the tail wheel version of TR-1, first flown in 1992.

 

Aero Design Pulsar 3

 

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Pulsar
Engine: Rotax 582, 66 hp         
Speed max: 160 mph
Cruise: 130 mph         
Range: 500 sm
Stall: 45 mph             
ROC: 1000 fpm
Take-off dist: 800 ft             
Landing dist: 800 ft
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft         
Fuel cap: 17 USG
Weight empty: 460 lb             
Gross: 1000 lb
Height: 6.3 ft             
Length: 19.5 ft
Wing span: 25 ft             
Wing area: 80 sq.ft
Seats: 2             
Landing gear: nose or tail wheel

Pulsar XP
Engine: Rotax 912, 80 hp         
Prop: GSC Wood, 60 in
Speed max: 160 mph         
Cruise: 140 mph
Range: 600 sm             
Stall: 46 mph     
ROC: 1200 fpm         
Take-off dist: 800 ft     
Landing dist: 800 ft             
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft
Fuel cap: 2 x 10 USG         
Useable fuel: 19 USG     
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft         
Weight empty: 630 lb
Gross: 1200 lb             
Useful load: 533 lb     
Wing Loading: 13.25 lb/sq.ft        
Wing Power loading: 13.25 lb/hp
Height: 6.3 ft             
Length: 19.5 ft
Wing span: 25 ft             
Wing area: 80 sq.ft
Seats: 2             
Landing gear: nose or tail wheel
Takeoff Roll: 800 ft             
Landing Roll: 800 ft
Trim: Full electric         
Brakes: Matco Hydraulic Disk

Super Pulsar 100
Engine: Pulsar Power Rotax , Jabiru, or Continental
Empty Weight: 340 kg / 750 lb            
MTOW: 635 kg / 1400 lbs
Stall: 48 kt / 55 mph / 89 kmh
Cruise: 181 kt / 208 mph / 335 kmh
VNE: 191 kt / 220 mph / 354 kmh     
Climb Ratio: 2200 ft/min / 11 m/s
Take-off dist (50ft obstacle): 500 ft / 152 m
Landing dist (50ft obstacle): 800 ft / 244 m

Pulsar Aircraft Corp Super Pulsar 100
Engine: Continental IO-240, 100 hp    
Cruise: 165 mph    
Range: 920 sm                
Stall: 63 mph    
ROC: 1700 fpm             
Take-off dist: 600 ft    
Landing dist: 800 ft                
HP range: 100-125
Fuel cap: 38 USG                 
Weight empty: 820 lb
Gross: 1400 lb                
Length: 20 ft
Wing span: 25 ft                
Wing area: 80 sq.ft    
Seats: 2
Cockpit width: 43 in
Landing gear: nose or tail wheel

KIS TR-1 / Pulsar 150
Engine: Continental IO-240, 125 hp    
Speed max: 195 mph
Cruise: 170 mph                
Range: 750 sm
Stall: 55 mph                
ROC: 1100 fpm
Take-off dist: 1200 ft                
Landing dist: 1300 ft
Service ceiling: 17,000 ft            
HP range: 80-125
Fuel cap: 34 USG                 
Weight empty: 850 lb
Gross: 1450 lb
Height: 6 ft
Length: 22 ft                
Wing span: 23 ft
Wing area: 88 sq.ft                
Seats: 2
Landing gear: nose wheel

Pulsar Aircraft Corp Pulsar 150
Engine: Lycoming, 125 hp        
Cruise: 175 mph    
Range: 810 sm                
Stall: 55 mph    
ROC: 1500 fpm             
Take-off dist: 750 ft    
Landing dist: 1100 ft                
HP range: 80-160
Fuel cap: 34 USG                 
Weight empty: 890 lb
Gross: 1450 lb                
Length: 22 ft
Wing span: 28 ft                
Wing area: 88 sq.ft    
Seats: 2                
Cockpit width: 42 in
Landing gear: nose or tail wheel

KIS TD
Engine: Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 hp    
HP range: 80-125
Speed max: 180 mph                
Cruise: 165 mph
Range: 750 sm                
Stall: 55 mph
ROC: 1300 fpm            
Take-off dist: 600 ft
Landing dist: 1200 ft                
Service ceiling: 17,000 ft
Fuel capacity: 21 USG                
Weight empty: 812 lb
Gross: 1450 lb                
Height: 6.17 ft
Length: 22 ft                
Wing span: 23 ft
Wing area: 88 sq.ft                
Seats: 2
Landing gear: tail wheel.

Pulsar II-912
Engine: Rotax 912, 80 hp         
Speed max: 150 mph
Cruise: 150 mph         
Range: 1000 sm
Stall: 49 mph             
ROC: 1200 fpm
Take-off dist: 800 ft             
Landing dist: 800 ft
Service ceiling: 15,000 ft         
Fuel cap: 28 USG
Weight empty: 630 lb            
Gross: 1200 lb
Height: 6.3 ft             
Length: 19.5 ft
Wing span: 25 ft             
Wing area: 80 sq.ft
Seats: 2             
Landing gear: nose

Pulsar II-914 Turbo
Engine: Rotax 914 Turbo, 115 hp     
Speed max: 180 mph
Cruise: 180 mph         
Range: 900 sm
Stall: 49 mph             
ROC: 2000 fpm
Take-off dist: 500 ft             
Landing dist: 800 ft
Service ceiling: 17.500 ft         
Fuel cap: 17 USG
Weight empty: 660 lb             
Gross: 1200 lb
Height: 6.8 ft             
Length: 20 ft
Wing span: 25 ft             
Wing area: 80 sq.ft
Seats: 2             
Landing gear: nose

Pulsar Aircraft Corp Pulsar III
Engine: Rotax 912, 80 hp         
HP range: 80-120
Speed max: 150 mph         
Stall: 50 mph
Cruise: 150 mph         
Range: 810 sm
ROC: 1800 fpm         
Take-off dist: 600 ft
Landing dist: 800 ft             
Fuel cap: 28 USG
Weight empty: 650 lb             
Gross: 1200 lb
Length: 20 ft             
Wing span: 25 ft
Wing area: 80 sq.ft             
Seats: 2
Landing gear: nose or tail