The Carrera is a two-seat
ultralight aircraft
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marketed for
home building
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. Designed by
Advanced Aeromarine, it has also been marketed by
Advanced Aviation and
Arnet Pereyra Inc
Aero Adventure LLC (formerly Aero Adventure Aviation and before that Arnet Pereyra Inc.) is an American aircraft manufacturer based in DeLand, Florida.
In 1996, the firm acquired the assets and production rights of Keuthan Aircraft.
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. It is a high-wing
taildragger
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aircraft of
pusher configuration
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with side-by-side seating. It is of fabric-covered tubular construction.
The aircraft was later marketed by
Keuthan Aircraft as the ''Sabre'' and developed into the two-place
Sabre II.
[Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page E-32. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ]
Specifications (Carrera 180)
See also
References
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Homebuilt aircraft
1990s United States ultralight aircraft
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Carrera
Advanced Aviation aircraft
Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear
High-wing aircraft
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