Developement of the US version of the Sky Cruiser has taken a long time, but the final results are worth the wate. Our first airplane just completed SLSA certification the first week in April 2008.
The pictures above show the smooth lines and beautiful apperance of the Sky Cruiser.

This is the Sky Cruiser Manufactured in Poznan Poland by Europe,s most skilled sailplane and airplane designers and builders. The Sky Cruiser has met the most stringent mechanical and flight testing in order to comply with the German and European Aircraft Standards. This is a composite aircraft with Cantilever wings similar to those found in Sailplanes. It was designed to provide abundant cabin space, comfortable seating and ergonomic placement of all control systems. 
    The standard features are only optional on our competitors aircraft, making the Sky Cruiser the absolute best buy in Light Sport Aircraft. See our list of features in the specifications.
   The baggage area is large with hold down straps and carpeting throughout. 
   During the flight test the Sky Cruiser was tested thoroughly by one of Europe's top test pilots. In the Stall with no flaps the SC broke thru cleanly and recovered instantly with the release of back pressure. With flaps on the Sky Cruiser would not stall at all but only mushed until the back pressure on the stick was released, then began flying normally. The Glide ratio on the Sky Cruiser (15 to 1) is attributed to the exceptionally clean design. This gives the Sky Cruiser an extra margin of safety, which combined with the optional factory installed parachute, makes the Sky Cruiser the safest LSA we have seen.

                                            Specifications:
Empty wight                670 lbs
Wing Span                  26.55 ft
Wing Area                  99.9 sq ft
Cord                           39.6 inches
Length                           21.6 ft
Height at wing               60 inches
Cockpit height               49 inches
Head room                  45.27 inches
Leg room                     50 inches
Seats                           2
Baggage compartment   33 lbs
Fuel Capacity               20 Gallons
Power plant               Rotax 912 uls
HP rating                   100 hp
Propeller                   3 blade
Fuel Consumption      80% is 4 GPH

Take off roll             330 ft
Rate of climb            1180 FPM
Service Ceiling          14000 ft
Max crosswind component      8 M/sec
Cruise @ 75%         138 mph
Max cruise               152 mph
VNE                        156 mph
Glide ratio               15 to 1
Power off stall no flaps      39 mph
Landing Roll            550 ft
Gross weight         1320 lbs
Range                     770 miles

                  

Standard Features

1. Full wall and floor carpeting ( fire resistant)
2. Conventional throttle grip
3. Strobe light
4. Position light
5. Landing light
6. Sports seats with embroidered logo
7. 2 X map pockets
8. 2 X sunglass pockets
9. Arm Rest
10. 2 X mobile phone holder
11. Electric Trim
12. Anti slip sports foot pedals ( adjustable for your leg length)
13. F-16 style control grips
14. Clear wind screen & door windows
15. Tinted windscreen
16. Wheel pants all wheels
17. Color stripes on fuselage
18. 4 X luggage hatches
19. Ventilation scoops
20. 4  X point seat belts
21. Hydraulic brakes
22. Steerable nose wheel
23. Carb heat
24. Heating and ventilation

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Bilsam aviation has developed two light, high performance aircrafts STAR & SKY CRUISER with a team of aeromantical engineers & skilled labour force from the glider industry. Both aircrafts would be static load tested with 215% of load factor as compared to 180% load factor world wide.Very sopisticated & high tech Laboratory was created to perform these tests with an hydraulic system. No sand bag testing methods are used as they never give you exact results. If some component start breaking during the static load you can't control the breakage & then you have a lot of guess work to establish at which load, the deformation & breakage occured if you are using sand bags for testing. Our products are made with cutting edge space age technology. Following are the 3 main materials used in our aircrafts. 
   PARABEAM This material is used as main core material in fuselage, wing skins and flying surfaces. ParabeamÂŽ - a subsidiary of Gamma Holding Nederland N.V. and a member of the world-wide Gamma Holding Group - specializes in three dimensional glass fabrics. ParabeamÂŽ 3D Glass Fabrics are manufactured with cutting-edge technology. During impregnation the fabric is compressed but immediately rebounds to its original height, resulting in a lightweight sandwich laminate. This sandwich laminate forms the basis of the most technology-advanced applications. The integral sandwich concept in which core and faces are integrated to build sandwich laminates from 3 to 24 mm. 
   ADVANTAGES -Weight saving - Excellent strength and stiffness - Easy and fast processing - Glass-resin laminates, no foreign materials - Integral sandwich laminates, 3 to 24 mm - Good drape ability - Reliability - No delimitation of the core on impact - An interstitial space for leakage monitoring - Easy to use, no vacuum bagging necessary - No inclined edges - Fire resistive core material 
   PHYSICAL PROPORTIES - Perpendicular to faces: Compression strength = 9.60 MPa Compression modulus = 60 MPa - Warp Direction Core: Shear strength = 0.8 MPa Shear modulus = 14.40 MPa Face: Tensile strength = 270 Mpa Compression strength = 130 Mpa Tensile modulus = 18 GPa Compression modulus = GPA - Weft direction Core: Shear strength = 1.80 MPa Shear modulus = 96 MPa Face: Tensile strength = 300 MPa Compression strength = 204 MPa Tensile modulus = 19.00 GPa Compression modulus = 19.20 GPa EPOXY Only one of the best quality producer was choosen to provide the resin material for our products. We use RztapoxŽ L 1000 type epoxy from Bakelite AG from Germany. This epoxy has approval certificate from German Federal Aviation authority for use on gliders and aircrafts. PHYSICAL PROPORTIES ( WITH EPOXY RESIN ): L 1000-VE 5195/H PROPORTIES UNITS VALUE METHODS CURING: 15 h roomtemperature + 2 h 60°C + 2 h 70°C TENSILE STRENGTH MPa 72.3 DIN 53455 FLONGATION AT BREAK % 4.0 DIN 53455 MODULUS IN TENSILE MPa 3779 DIN 53457 FLEXURAR STRENGHT MPa 109 DIN 53452 MODULUS IN FLEXURE MPa 3120 DIN 53457 BARCOL -HARDNESS  28 2  TG (TMA) °C 80 DIN 53461 PRECAUTION When handling RAztapox epoxy resins and RAztadur hardeners, will you please observe the APME documentation "epoxy resins and curing agents". 
   CARBON FIBRE a 45 ° MX-160 The waving of this fibre is done at the factory with fibre orientation at a 45 ° which takes the guess work out during fabrication of aircrafts MX 160 is used on critical loaded area in fuselage and wing attachment points etc. And have following advantages: - nearly 100% fibre face - fast and accurate production - cutting with out trying - superior physical properties 
   PHYSICAL PROPORTIES THICKNESS W x F WEAVE TENSILE STRENGTH WARP FILL 0,020 cm 16 x 24 Plain 550 125 SANDWICH MATERIAL HEREXŽ C70 This is very high performance core material and is used in Sky Cruiser and Star Cruiser aircraft. This foam is product of ALCAN AIREX AG Group of Companies from Switzerland. Its ability to be used in heating ovens up to 150°C makes it natural choice for Bilsam Aviation Industries as all our products are oven cured for optimal strength and physical properties. 
   EXCELLENT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES As main function of the core in sandwich is to transfer the bending loads between the skins. In sandwich structure the most important properties of a structure is shear strength. HEREXŽ C70 Reaches equal or higher values than other core materials of the same class.
    OTHER MAIN ADVANTAGES 1. Very low water absorption. 2. Low Resin absorption Resulting in Light sandwich structure. 3. Good thermal insulation. 4. Rot resistance. 5. Self extinguishing, good fire behavior. 
   VACUUM BAGGING This method of production is not any more province of Boeing and NASA (the rich and beautiful). Good light aircraft manufactures are applying this technique as a standard procedure and the same is true for Bilsam Aviation. Vacuum Bagging is the process by which several parts of a lay up are forced into very tight contact using atmospheric pressure which is as high as 2000 lb/ft The main purpose of this process is to eliminate the risk of poor interlamination bonding and to remove the excess resin. 
   MAIN ADVENTAGES 1. Higher Fiber Content Laminate. 2. Lower void contents. 3. Better fiber wet out. 4. Light weight structure. 5. Stronger laminate Typical vacuum bagging process OVEN CURING After all the process of construction, the different components of aircraft are heated in specially built chamber for 15 hrs at 65°C to post cure the laminate to obtain maximum strength.