Czech Sport Aircraft PS-28 Cruiser
Czech all-metal low-wing two-seater with a large bubble canopy and a Rotax 912, certified by EASA as a light sport aeroplane in 2012. Widely used by European flight schools and clubs for basic training.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 93 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 138 kt
- Range
- 516 nm
- Service ceiling
- 15,090 ft
- Rate of climb
- 825 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- MOGAS (unleaded car fuel) · AVGAS 100LL
- Usable fuel
- 113 l
- Total capacity
- 114 l
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 18 l/h
- Usable fuel weighs
- 84 kg
Fuel burn at typical cruise.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 387 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 387 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Grass
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 600 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Dynon SkyView
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 1
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 600 kg
- Max landing weight
- 600 kg
- Empty weight
- 388 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- LAPL(A) · PPL(A)
- Class rating
- SEP (land)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Glass cockpit (EFIS)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Czech Sport Aircraft
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- CRUZ
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
Scale drawing
- Length
- 6.62 m
- Wingspan
- 8.6 m
- Height
- 2.32 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.2 m
- Propeller diameter
- 1.71 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Czech Sport Aircraft PS-28 CruiserLength 6.62 m
- Evektor SportStar RTCLength 5.98 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- White arc: flaps may be used
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Red line: never exceed
- 31 kt
- 88 kt
- 75 kt
- 138 kt
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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