Cascade Aircraft Development (Cadcor) is flight testing a two-seat, carbonfibre-composite, aerobatic aircraft. Testing of the Chanute passed the 50-flight mark in late May, and the Bend, Oregon-based company plans to offer the experimental-category aircraft for sale this year.
Cadcor says flight testing in both normal and unlimited aerobatic envelopes indicates the Chanute will meet its design goals of a roll rate exceeding 360¼/s, more than 10s of vertical penetration, and a weight-to-power ratio lower than 4.5lb/hp (1.5kg/kW).
Powered by a 350hp Textron Lycoming AEIO-540 with three-blade MT propeller - and designed for +/-10g manoeuvres with two occupants and full fuel - the aircraft features a variable-chord, constant hinge-point, spadeless aileron.
Source: Flight International
