Scepter, Scepter ultralight aircraft from Slipstream Industries.
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Scepter ultralight aircraft
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Innovation Engineering
sold - new company, new plane the Scepter introduced.
Slipstream industries has taken over the production and
manufacturing of the Innovation Engineering line of aircraft. The Genesis, SkyQuest,
Revelation, Flybouy floats, as well as the Quickfix modifications will now be produced by
Slipstream.
Slipstream also introduced a new single place ultralight design at Sun N Fun the Scepter.
The Scepter is a fabric and tube construction aircraft, similar to the Revelation, and in fact many of the
parts are interchangeable, such as lift struts, tail booms, and tail section. The kit is
available with two different styles of wing, Stits covered which will take about 100 hours
to build or Dacron sail cloth style which will take about half that time.
The kit can be purchased in component packages, fuselage, wing tail feathers, then a power
plant. The kit is a bolt, rivet together style of construction, no welding, bending or
fabricating of parts is required.
According to the factory the wing design has been changed on all models as of January of
1999. The new wing is stronger and more efficient.
The control system used on the Scepter, are the same as the Revelation, rudder pedals with
a "steering yoke" - which is quite familiar to many general aviation pilots
flying Cessna 150's etc. While there was not a craft flying at the show, factory
representatives report that the proto type stalls around 25 mph, with a cruise speed
of 60 mph, with a take off roll of between 50 and 75 feet when powered by a 447 Rotax.
Slipstream Industries
Davenport Airport
8970 N Harrison St.
Davenport IA. 52806 |
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SCEPTER SPECIFICATIONS with ROTAX 447 |
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SPECIFICATIONS |
TYPICAL
PERFORMANCE * |
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Empty weight: |
425
lbs |
Cruise speed: |
55
mph |
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Useful load: |
475
lbs |
VNE
(never exceed): |
120
mph |
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Gross weight: |
900
lbs |
Glide ratio: |
12
to 1 |
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Overall height: |
6’-3
1/2” |
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Wing span: |
30’-8” |
Stall Speed: |
27
mph |
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Chord: |
6’-1” |
Rate of climb: |
750
fpm |
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Wing area: |
179
sq ft |
Take off roll: |
100
ft |
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Engine horsepower: |
40
hp |
Service ceiling: |
9,000 ft |
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*All performance data based at Sea Level; Standard
Day |
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