Alpi Pioneer 300 Kite

Pioneer 300 Kite
P300 Kite (FG) at Le Touquet Airport - (LFAT), France
General information
Type	ultralight or Light-sport aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Alpi Aviation
Status	In production (2017)
History
Developed from	Alpi Pioneer 300

The Alpi Pioneer 300 Kite also branded Pionner 300 FG (for fixed gear) is an Italian ultralight and light-sport aircraft designed and produced by Alpi Aviation of Pordenone. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or complete and ready-to-fly. ^[1]

Design and development

The Pioneer 300 Kite is a fixed gear version of the Alpi Pioneer 300. Designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules, it features a cantilever low-wing, an enclosed cockpit with two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. ^[1]

The aircraft is made from wood and covered with composite material. Its 7.55 m (24.8 ft) span wing has an area of 10 m² (110 sq ft) and mounts flaps. It is powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS engine. ^[2]

Apart from being available fully assembled it is also available as two different kits, one a 51% kit and the other EuroKit, which includes a factory assembled airframe, but lacks the engine installation. ^[1]

As of May 2025, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft. ^[3]

Specifications (Pioneer 300 Kite)

Data from Tacke and manufacturer ^{[1] [4]}

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 7.55 m (24 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 10 m² (110 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 315 kg (694 lb)
• Gross weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 80 litres (18 imp gal; 21 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed composite

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
• Cruise speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
• Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
• Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
• g limits: +3.8/-1.9
• Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 56.0 kg/m² (11.5 lb/sq ft)

References

1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 26. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
2. Manufacturer's site https://www.alpiaviation.com/en/airplane/pioneer-300-fg/ retrieved 2025-05-12
3. Federal Aviation Administration. "SLSA Make/Model Directory" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
4. Alpi Aviation. "Pioneer 300 Kite" . Retrieved 10 January 2017.

External links

• Official website