AASI Jetcruzer
general aviation aircraft by Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures Inc.
The AASI Jetcruzer was an American single-engine turboprop light civil transport aircraft developed by Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures Inc. (AASI). The Jetcruzer had an unusual configuration, with a single turboprop engine driving a pusher propeller, a prominent canard, and fins mounted at the ends of its swept wings. The aircraft had seating for up to six people including the pilot.
The Jetcruzer 450 became the first aircraft to receive FAA certification as spin-resistant on 14 June 1994, reflecting the application of newly developed spin-resistance criteria.
Design
The Jetcruzer incorporates a canard configuration with a foreplane providing pitch control and a rear-mounted turboprop engine driving a pusher propeller. The main wing is mounted aft on the fuselage and features swept geometry, while vertical stabilizers are mounted on the wingtips.
The aircraft's configuration has been compared to earlier canard designs such as the Rutan Long-EZ.
The mainplane uses a NACA 2412 airfoil with approximately 20° sweep at the quarter-chord and 4° dihedral, while the foreplane employs a modified NASA LS airfoil section.
The structure consists of aluminium alloy wings, foreplane, and vertical stabilizers, combined with a composite fuselage constructed using graphite composite and Nomex honeycomb sandwich materials.
Flight controls are manually actuated via pushrods, with ailerons on the main wing, elevators on the foreplane, and rudders on the wingtip-mounted fins.
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