The Arnet Pereyra Sabre II is an
American
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, two-seats in
side-by-side configuration
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,
conventional landing gear
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-equipped,
strut-braced
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,
high-wing
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ultralight trainer that was produced by
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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of
Rockledge, Florida
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in kit form for
amateur construction.
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Design and development
First flown in July 1992, the Sabre II is a land version of the highly successful 1984-vintage
Arnet Pereyra Buccaneer, which the company produced at the same time. The Sabre II was developed from the two seat Buccaneer II by removing the wing-tip floats, replacing the retractable landing gear with leaf-spring fixed landing gear, shortening the wing by and replacing the boat-hull with a new
fiberglass
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lower fuselage. The lower fuselage was more streamlined than the boat-hull and was lighter as well. Overall the Sabre II is more than lighter than the Buccaneer II, with an empty weight of .
The Sabre is constructed from bolted
aluminium
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tubing, covered in pre-sewn
Dacron
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sailcloth envelopes. Standard
aircraft dope and fabric is optional. The standard engine is the liquid-cooled
two-stroke
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Rotax 582
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and the acceptable power range is . When in production a
Ballistic Recovery Systems
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parachute was standard.
The Sabre II was not a commercial success, with only three reported delivered by 2001 and the aircraft was dropped from the company line when the company was renamed
Aero Adventure Aviation
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.
List o ...
circa 2003.
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Specifications (version)
References
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Sabre
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High-wing aircraft
Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear
Aircraft first flown in 1992
Single-engined tractor aircraft