Sam Aircraft Sam LS

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Sam LS
HaimSAMLS.jpg
Role Advanced Ultralight Aircraft and light sport aircraft
National origin Canada
Manufacturer Haim Aviation
First flight26 February 2013
StatusAwaiting production commencement
Produced2013 (prototypes only)
Number builtone [1]
Haim Sam LS prototype HaimLS.jpg
Haim Sam LS prototype
Sam LS side graphic Sam LS Graphic.jpg
Sam LS side graphic

The Sam Aircraft Sam LS is a Canadian aircraft design, designed and produced by Sam Aircraft, formerly known as Haim Aviation [2] of Lachute, Quebec. The aircraft was designed for the Canadian AULA and American light-sport aircraft rules and had its first flight on 26 February 2013. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Design and development

The Sam LS is a low-wing, tandem seat monoplane. It can be configured for conventional or tricycle landing gear. The fuselage is semi monocoque, with a welded 4130 steel tube protective cockpit cage structure and aluminum skin. Three different wing planforms for light-sport, STOL and amateur-built categories can be installed to a common fuselage. The aircraft can be flown open cockpit with the canopy removed. [4] [6] [7]

Prior to its first flight a prototype was shown at the 2012 EAA airshow. [4] [8]

As of June 2013 the aircraft was on Transport Canada's list of accepted advanced ultralights, but has not completed US Federal Aviation Administration special light-sport aircraft approval. [9] [10]

In July 2013 pricing was announced for kits and sub-kits, including wings, fuselage and empennage. In a break from normal industry practice the company said that it would offer those three sub-kits for a total that was the same as if they were ordered as a single kit, US$29,000. The complete kit with a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS engine and Dynon Skyview avionics was forecast to cost US$65,000 at that time, taking a factory-estimated 900 hours to complete. [6] [11]

By August 2014 the company was up for sale as SAM Aircraft President Thierry Zibi indicated that he would rather develop new designs than run a production operation. Zibi was hoping to find a buyer to produce the aircraft. [12] In November 2015 the rights to the design, parts, jigs, molds, data and the prototype aircraft were being all offered for US$100,000. [13]

In January 2016 Zenith Aircraft announced that it had purchased the Sam design and was planning to produce kits alongside the existing Chris Heintz designs. [14]

Specifications (Sam LS)

Data from Expo LS, Manufacturer

General characteristics

Performance

Avionics

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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References

  1. ↑ Transport Canada. "CCARCS-RIACC - Aircraft Details". tc.gc.ca. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Sam Aircraft (2012). "A New Vision to Light Sport Aircraft (sic)" . Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "New LSA Looks Like a Varga". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Bernard, Mary and Suzanne B. Bopp: What's Coming?, Kitplanes, Volume 29, Number 12, December 2012, page 29. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  5. ↑ Grady, Mary (11 March 2013). "First Flight For Retro Sam LS". AVweb. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 78. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
  7. ↑ "Sam LS Modern Retro LSA". Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Meet the SAM LS Light Sport" . Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  9. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (7 January 2013). "SLSA Make/Model Directory" . Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  10. ↑ Transport Canada (28 June 2013). "Listing of Models Eligible to be Registered as Advanced Ultra-Light Aeroplanes (AULA)" . Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Bertorelli, Paul. "Sam LS Available As A Kit - AVweb flash Article". Avweb.com. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  12. ↑ Durden, Rick (28 August 2014). "SAM Aircraft On The Sale Block". AVweb. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  13. ↑ Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, SAM designer selling airplane rights for less than the price of a kit, COPA Flight, December 2015, page A12
  14. ↑ Zenith Aircraft Company, SAM Aircraft Acquired by Zenith / Zenair, retrieved 19 February 2016
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