Pro-Composites Personal Cruiser

The Pro-Composites Personal Cruiser, also called the Corvair Cruiser, is a single seat, composite homebuilt aircraft.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 66. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 53. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 121. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Design and development

The Personal Cruiser is a single place, low-wing, tricycle gear aircraft with a V-tail.

The composite aircraft is built using the FOLDaPLANE method. The method uses flexible flat composite panels that are radius-bent to form stiff fuselage sections inside a jig. Building time is estimated at 800 hours.

The aircraft is designed for powerplants up to in weight and has an acceptable power range of . The Corvair air-cooled four stroke automotive conversion is commonly employed.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 115. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Specifications (Personal Cruiser)

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Video of construction
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Homebuilt aircraft
Personal Cruiser
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
V-tail aircraft
2000s United States sport aircraft