The Peña Joker and Super Joker are a family of

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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.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 109. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 116. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Design and development

The Joker is intended as a training aircraft. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-

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enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed

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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

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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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pena Joker Homebuilt aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aerobatic aircraft