The Peña Joker and Super Joker are a family of
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amateur-built aircraft
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that were designed by Louis Peña of
Dax, Landes and are made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.
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Design and development
The Joker is intended as a
training aircraft. It features a cantilever
low-wing, a two-seats-in-
side-by-side configuration
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enclosed cockpit under a
bubble canopy, fixed
tricycle landing gear
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and a single engine in
tractor configuration.
The Joker has an span wing, with an area of and mounts
flaps. The recommended engines range in power from and include the
Lycoming O-235 to the
Lycoming O-360 four-stroke
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powerplants.
As the designer is a competitive aerobatic pilot, the Joker retains the capability of doing basic
aerobatics and features a fast roll rate.
Variants
;Joker
:Two seat model powered by engines
;Super Joker
:Three seat model powered by a engine
Specifications (Joker)
References
External links
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Homebuilt aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aerobatic aircraft