Paladin Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle
Role	Powered parachute
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Paladin Industries
Status	Production ended (2012)
Number built	50 (2000) [1]

The Paladin Golden Eagle is an American powered parachute, that was designed and produced by Paladin Industries of Pennsauken, New Jersey. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The company's website was removed in 2012, the company seems to have gone out of business and production ended. ^[4]

Design and development

The Golden Eagle was designed as a US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles two-seat trainer. It features a parachute-style high-wing, two-seats-in-tandem accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single 65 hp (48 kW) Hirth 2706 engine in pusher configuration. The 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine is a factory option. ^{[1] [2] [3] [5]}

The aircraft carriage is constructed from a combination of bolted aluminium and 4130 steel tubing. In flight steering is accomplished via a weight-shift tilt-bar that actuates the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has lever-controlled nosewheel steering. The factory-provided canopy is an Apco Aviation Ram Air with an area of 500 sq ft (46 m²). The landing gear incorporates independent hydraulic struts for suspension. The aircraft was factory supplied in the form of an assembly kit that required 50 hours to complete. ^{[2] [5]}

Specifications (Golden Eagle)

Data from Manufacturer ^[5]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
• Wingspan: 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
• Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
• Wing area: 500 sq ft (46 m²)
• Empty weight: 340 lb (154 kg)
• Gross weight: 850 lb (386 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 10 U.S. gallons (38 L; 8.3 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Hirth 2706 twin cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine, 65 hp (48 kW)

Performance

• Cruise speed: 28 mph (45 km/h, 24 kn)
• Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
• Maximum glide ratio: 3.81:1
• Rate of climb: 500 ft/min (2.5 m/s)
• Rate of sink: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)
• Wing loading: 1.7 lb/sq ft (8.3 kg/m²)

References

1. Downey, Julia: 2000 Trike and 'Chute Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 2, February 2000, page 50. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
2. Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page D-9. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN   0-9680628-1-4
3. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 83. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
4. Paladin Industries. "Paladin Industries Inc". archive.org. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
5. Paladin Industries (n.d.). "Specifications" . Retrieved March 14, 2012.

External links

• Official website