The CZAW Parrot, also called the CSA Parrot, is a
Czech light-sport aircraft
A light-sport aircraft (LSA), or light sport aircraft, is a fairly new category of small, lightweight aircraft that are simple to fly. LSAs tend to be heavier and more sophisticated than ultralight (aka "microlight") aircraft, but LSA restrictio ...
that was designed and produced by
Czech Aircraft Works, now
Czech Sport Aircraft
Czech Sport Aircraft, a.s. (successor of Czech Aircraft Works) is an aircraft manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Czech Sport Aircraft company formally entered the market in 2009.
In 2011 the company's aircraft line included the amphibio ...
of
Prague. The aircraft first flew on 15 June 2005 and, while it was available, it was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 39. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X]
The Parrot was discontinued in May 2008, after three were completed and the design developed into the PS-10 Tourer.
Design and development
The Parrot was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever
high-wing, a two-seats-in-
side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed
tricycle landing gear with
wheel pants and a single engine in
tractor configuration.
The Parrot is made from
aluminum sheet. Its forward-swept span wing has an area of . The forward sweep allows the cabin to be forward of the wing, providing pilot visibility in turns. Standard engines available were the
Rotax 912ULS and the
Jabiru 3300 four-stroke
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either directio ...
powerplants.
The Parrot was first flown on 15 June 2005 and the prototype was immediately shipped to the
United States to be displayed at
AirVenture 2005. The design was added to the
Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft in January 2006. By May 2008 three Parrots had been completed and the aircraft was discontinued.
The design was included in the intellectual property transferred from CZAW to CSA in 2009 and then redesigned with components from the
PS-28 Cruiser and designated as the PS-10 Tourer. The PS-10 Tourer first flew on 6 December 2010 and was first publicly shown at the Aero show in
Friedrichshafen in 2011. By December 2012 the PS-10 was not yet advertised for sale by CSA.
Variants
;Parrot
:Base model with gross weight of . First flown 15 June 2005, discontinued May 2008 after three built.
;PS-10 Tourer
:Developmental evolution of the Parrot to include common engine cowling, nose gear and rudder assemblies with the PS-28 Cruiser, plus the addition of rear windows, larger
elevator trim tab, removal of rudder horn and the empty weight was reduced. First flown 6 December 2010.
Specifications (Parrot)
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