3I Sky Arrow

A Sky Arrow 650 TCN (VH-IOI)
Role	Recreational aircraft
Manufacturer	3I, also for homebuilding
First flight	13 July 1992

The Sky Arrow is a tandem seat, pusher configuration, high wing and carbon fibre light aircraft that was manufactured by 3I (Iniziative Industriali Italiane). With only 16½ inches of hip room, the aircraft is considered open due to a large amount of unobstructed view from the large canopy, rear engine, and seating positions ahead of the wing.^[1]

3I entered bankruptcy proceedings in 2008.^[2]

Contents 1 Variants 2 Specifications (650) 3 References 4 External links

Variants

General aviation - out of production

• Sky Arrow 650 TC
• Sky Arrow 650 TCN
• Sky Arrow 650 TCNS

General aviation - in production

• Sky Arrow 650TCS:

(100 hp engine), VFR and Sky Arrow 650 TCNS for VFR Night - Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) of 650 kg (1,433 lb)

• Sky Arrow 710RG:

100 hp engine, C for VFR and CN for VFR Night with an increased MTOW of 710 kg (1,565 lb) and retractable landing gear

• Sky Arrow 710 PLUS:

100 hp engine, C and CN with an increased MTOW of 710 kg (1,565 lb) and the fixed landing gear

• Sky Arrow 650 ERA:

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.

Light aircraft

• Sky Arrow 450TS (100 hp)
• Sky Arrow 480TS (100 hp)
• Sky Arrow 500TF (80 hp)

Light sport - in production

• Sky Arrow Sport (100 hp)

Meets ATSM requirements for the FAA Light-Sport category of aircraft.

Self assembly kit

• Sky Arrow 1450L (100 hp/115 hp)

Hombuilt package consists of 10 subkits. Meets the FAA 51 percent builder rule. ^[3]

Specifications (650)

Data from http://www.trevesgroup.com/giottoair/skyarrow/documents/SA650_Datasheet.pdf

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 9.68 m (31 ft 9 in)
• Height: 2.56 m (8 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 13.5 m² (145 sq ft)
• Gross weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
• Useful load: 250kg (556 lbs)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 F2 , 73.5 kW (98.6 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 194 km/h (121 mph; 105 kn)
• Cruising speed: 187 km/h (116 mph; 101 kn)
• Service ceiling: 4,100 m (13,451 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4.3 m/s (850 ft/min)

References

• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. 

External links

• Official Sky Arrow website
• Official U.S. Sky Arrow website
• Sky Arrow 650 ERA at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website.
• European Aviation Safety Agency Type Certificate Data Sheet

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