Sky Arrow
Role Recreational aircraft
Manufacturer Iniziative Industriali Italiane/3I, Magnaghi Aeronautica
First flight 13 July 1992

The Sky Arrow is a tandem two-seat, high-wing pusher light aircraft that was manufactured by 3I (Iniziative Industriali Italiane).

3I entered bankruptcy proceedings in 2008, and in 2012 the design was purchased by Magnaghi Aeronautica, of Naples, Italy.[1][2][3]

Design and development

Magnaghi Aeronautica, the new owners of the design in 2012, announced that it will be upgraded with larger wing tanks, improved aerodynamics and stability, strengthened structural elements and a new avionics package. The Sky Arrow will be available as a completed certified aircraft for light sport or as a kit. A four-seat version is planned. Magnaghi Aeronautica expects to market it for government utility roles, such as border patrol, pollution monitoring and aerial surveillance, with belly- and nose-mounted sensors.[2]

The 3I Sky Arrow 600 Sport and the Magnaghi Aeronautica Sky Arrow LSA are both US Federal Aviation Administration approved special light-sport aircraft.[3][4] The company completed FAR 23 type certification for the Sky Arrow TCNS.[5]

Variants

A Sky Arrow 650 TCN
The rear of the Sky Arrow 650 TCN, showing its pusher propeller.
The seating of the Sky Arrow 650 TCN
Meets ATSM requirements for the FAA Light-Sport category of aircraft.
kitplane version, meets FAA 51 per cent builder rule.[6]
(100 hp engine), VFR and Sky Arrow 650 TCNS for VFR Night - Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) of 650 kg (1,430 lb)
100 hp engine, C for VFR and CN for VFR Night with an increased MTOW of 710 kg (1,570 lb) and retractable landing gear
100 hp engine, C and CN with an increased MTOW of 710 kg (1,570 lb) and fixed landing gear
fitted with RAWAS instrumentation by the Atmospheric Turbulence Diffusion Division of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and Iniziative Industriali Italiane, for use in territory control environmental monitoring and for scientific research purposes.[7]




Specifications (650)

Data from Giotto Air[8]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. ^ Marsh, Alton K. (7 June 2009). "AOPA Online: Sky Arrow builder struggling to revive". Aopa.org. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b Grady, Mary (28 March 2012). "New Owners Aim To Enhance Sky Arrow Airplane". AVweb. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 67. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  4. ^ Federal Aviation Administration (26 September 2016). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 154. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  6. ^ "Sky Arrow". Aircraft Spruce. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  7. ^ National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (1 October 2008). "The Sky Arrow 650 ERA". Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  8. ^ Giotto Air (undated), Sky Arrow 650 Series, retrieved 1 April 2012

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