9/17/2023 0 Comments Falco f8l spars![]() ‘Lima Papa’ is powered by a 100hp fuel-injected Rotax 912iS (the 100hp carburetted 912 is also an option), which turns a hydraulic constant speed Idrovario two-blade propeller and is fed from two forty-litre wing tanks. It soon becomes apparent that the 300 is not only a very well-designed aircraft, but that the Cavendish-built test aeroplane, G-OALP is finished to a very high standard, which includes the company’s innovative nano-tech ‘Aerocoat’ process. From the tip of the sharp spinner through the flowing lines of the fuselage and big bubble canopy to the top of the stylishly swept fin, it just shouts speed. The classic Italian styling is strongly reminiscent of a Ferrari or Maserati, or?perhaps more appropriately?a Falco F.8L or SF-260. Walking towards the Pioneer 300 outside new UK agent Cavendish Aviation’s hangar at Earls Colne, the initial impression is of its sheer elegance. ![]() Handsome, well-designed, crisp in its handling and speedy, the Pioneer kitplane returns to the UK market with a new agent and the prospect of being available in ready-to-fly form | Words: Dave Unwin – Photos: Keith Wilson
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