Rainbow Cheetah XLS

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| designer=Vladimir Chechin

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The Rainbow Cheetah XLS is a light sport aircraft developed from the Rainbow Aircraft Cheetah{{cite web|title=The New BushCat|url=http://www.aerosportplanes.com/19-sample-data-articles/joomla/71-bushcat|accessdate=20 August 2012}}

Design

The Cheetah XLS is a two-place side-by-side strut braced high-wing monoplane with tricycle landing gear. The fuselage is constructed of aluminum tubing with fabric covering. The aircraft is configured for a Rotax 582, Rotax 912UL, Rotax 912ULS, or Jabiru 2200 engine installation.

Specifications (Cheetah XLS)

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See also

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References

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Category:Light-sport aircraft