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The Peña Joker and Super Joker are a family of French amateur-built aircraft that were designed by Louis Peña of Dax, Landes and are made available in the form of plans for amateur construction.[1][2]

Joker
Role	Amateur-built aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	France
Designer	Louis Peña
First flight	27 December 2002
Status	Plans available (2012)

Design and development

The Joker is intended as a training aircraft. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1][2]

The Joker has an 8 m (26.2 ft) span wing, with an area of 10.40 m² (111.9 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The recommended engines range in power from 100 to 180 hp (75 to 134 kW) and include the 100 hp (75 kW) Lycoming O-235 to the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 four-stroke powerplants.[1][2]

As the designer is a competitive aerobatic pilot, the Joker retains the capability of doing basic aerobatics and features a fast roll rate.[1][2]

Variants

Joker

Two seat model powered by 100 to 180 hp (75 to 134 kW) engines[1][2]

Super Joker

Three seat model powered by a 180 hp (134 kW) engine[1][2]

Specifications (Joker)

Data from Bayerl and Tacke[1][2]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Wingspan: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 10.40 m² (111.9 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 520 kg (1,146 lb)
• Gross weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 130 litres (29 imp gal; 34 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed metal fixed pitch propeller

Performance

• Cruise speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
• Stall speed: 80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 350 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn)
• Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 67.3 kg/m² (13.8 lb/sq ft)

References

External links

• Official website

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