AMD Alarus
{{Infobox aircraft
|name=AMD Alarus
|image=AMD_Alarus_side_view.jpg
|caption=
|type=Personal use & Trainer aircraft
|manufacturer=Aircraft Manufacturing and Development
|designer=Chris Heintz, Zenair
|first_flight=
|introduction=1995
|retired=
|status=Production completed
|primary_user=Iraqi Air Force
|more_users=
|produced=
|number_built=
|unit cost=$139,000{{cite web|url = http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/services/purchasing.html|title = Alarus CH2000 Price List|accessdate = 2008-02-25|last = Aircraft Manufacturing and Design|date=February 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080229111306/http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/services/purchasing.html| archivedate= 29 February 2008 | url-status= live}}
|variants=Zenair CH 640
}}
The CH 2000 Trainer is a single-engine, fixed gear, low wing monoplane of all metal construction. It has two place side by side seating with dual flight controls, and a forty pound baggage capacity.
The Alarus features Garmin avionics and a {{convert|46|in|mm|adj=mid|-wide}} cabin.{{cite web |last=Aircraft Manufacturing and Design |date=February 2008 |title=Alarus CH2000 - FAA Certified Aircraft |url=http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/ch2000.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225192814/http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/ch2000.html |archivedate=25 February 2008 |accessdate=2008-02-25}}
As of 2011 the aircraft is no longer in production by AMD, although Zenair provides parts support.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 170. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Variants
The Alarus was offered in two variants: the AMD Alarus CH2000 general aviation aircraft and the SAMA CH2000 Military Tactical Surveillance Aircraft (MTSA).{{cite web|url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/ch2000.htm|title = SAMA CH2000|accessdate = 2008-02-25|last = Pike|first = John|date=June 2005| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080219071533/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/ch2000.htm| archivedate= 19 February 2008 | url-status= live}}
=SAMA CH2000=
The SAMA CH2000 is a military surveillance variant of the Alarus. It is equipped with forward-looking infrared – a multi sensor imager offering high performance, precision and high level imaging.
The aircraft is also equipped with state-of-the-art communications systems for secure air-to-air and air-to-ground communications and is equipped for day and night missions. The aircraft is manufactured in Amman, Jordan and Baghdad, Iraq.{{cite web|url = http://www.sama-aircraft.com/about_sama/index.html|title = About Sama CH2000 Series|accessdate = 2008-02-25|last = Jordan Aerospace Industries Company|year = 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090120124348/http://sama-aircraft.com/about_sama/index.html|archive-date = 2009-01-20|url-status = dead}}
The United States Army acquired 8 aircraft at a cost of USD$5.8M for the Iraqi Air Force in 2004, and the first two SAMA CH2000s were delivered on 18 January 2005. The first four CH2000s were used by the 3rd Squadron, based at Kirkuk Air Base, and the others by the 70th Squadron at Basra International Airport. In 2008, following the service entry of the Cessna 208 in the Iraqi Air Force, SAMA CH2000s used by the 3rd Squadron were transferred to the 70th Squadron.{{cite book |last1=Delalande |first1=Arnaud |title=Iraqi Air Power Reborn, The Iraqi air arms since 2004 |date=2016 |publisher=Harpia Publishing |location=Houston |isbn=978-0-9854554-7-7 |page=28}}
=Zenair CH 640=
{{main|Zenair CH 640}}
The four seat kit aircraft derivative of the Alarus is the Zenair CH 640.Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 77. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
Operators
The Alarus is used by some flight schools in the United States.
In February 2008 there were 113 CH2000 Alarus registered in the USA{{cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/acftinqSQL.asp?striptxt=CH2000&mfrtxt=&cmndfind.x=20&cmndfind.y=18&cmndfind=submit&modeltxt=CH2000|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 2008-02-25|last = Federal Aviation Administration|authorlink = |date=February 2008}} and four in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp |title=Civil Aircraft Register |accessdate=2008-02-25 |last=Transport Canada |date=February 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224163046/http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp |archivedate=24 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}
The first military user of the CH2000 was the Iraqi Air Force, currently operating 8 aircraft.
The Peruvian Air Force will receive six CH2000s built under licence by SEMAN with some custom modifications. The Peruvian version is called the Antarqui (which was a special elite of Chasqui messengers in service with the Inca Empire, that are believed to have used a paragliding device to jump from one hill to another).Alberto Tauro del Pino: «Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú» tomo 2, Peisa. Lima 2001.Article from {{cite web|url=http://enciclopedia.us.es/index.php/Antarqui|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218042415/http://enciclopedia.us.es/index.php/Antarqui|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2024|title=Enciclopedia Libre Universal en Español}}
Military operators
File:AMD Alarus CH2000 FAP-448.JPG AMD Alarus CH2000 Antarqui, built under license by SEMAN]]
;{{IRQ}}
- Iraqi Air Force - 70th Squadron
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Specifications
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=AMD Website {{cite web|url = http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/specification.html|title = Specifications List - Alarus|accessdate = 2008-02-25|last = Aircraft Manufacturing and Design|date = n.d.| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080131192952/http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/specification.html| archivedate= 31 January 2008 | url-status= live}}
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|crew=one
|capacity=one passenger
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|length ft=23
|length in=0
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|span ft=28
|span in=10
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|height ft=6
|height in=10
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|wing area sqft=137
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|empty weight lb=1085
|empty weight note=basic VFR-equipped
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|max takeoff weight lb=1692
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|fuel capacity=28 US Gallons (106 litres)
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Lycoming O-235-N2C
|eng1 type=four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine
|eng1 kw=
|eng1 hp=116
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|power original=
|prop blade number=2
|prop name=Sensenich fixed pitch
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|prop dia ft=6
|prop dia in=0
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|cruise speed kts=99
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|stall speed kts=48
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|never exceed speed kmh=
|never exceed speed mph=
|never exceed speed kts=143
|never exceed speed note=
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|range km=
|range miles=
|range nmi=486
|range note=
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|ceiling m=
|ceiling ft=
|ceiling note=
|g limits=+4.4/-2.2 (utility category 1,606 lbs) +3.8/-1.9 (normal category 1,692 lbs)
|roll rate=
|glide ratio=
|climb rate ms=
|climb rate ftmin=750
|climb rate note=
|lift to drag=
|wing loading kg/m2=
|wing loading lb/sqft=12.3
|wing loading note=
|fuel consumption kg/km=
|fuel consumption lb/mi=
|power/mass=14.6 lb/hp (0.11 kW/kg)
|thrust/weight=
|more performance=
|avionics=
- Garmin GNS 430 (COM, GPS, VOR, GS)
- Garmin GI-106A VOR with GS slope
- Garmin 340 audio panel
- Garmin GTX 327 transponder/encoder
- Bendix/king KX 155 NAV COM
- Bendix/king KI 209 VOR with GS
}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.newplane.com Company website archives] on Archive.org
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Category:1990s United States civil trainer aircraft