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AMD Alarus
Role	Personal use & Trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Aircraft Manufacturing and Development
Designed by	Chris Heintz, Zenair, Ltd.
Introduced	1995
Primary user	Iraqi Air Force
Produced	Eastman, Georgia
Unit cost	$139,000

Center panel and radio stack

The AMD Alarus CH2000 is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training. It is manufactured by Aircraft Manufacturing and Design Co. in Eastman, Georgia. It is a low-wing aircraft, with one door located above each wing, respectively.^[2] It can be considered a competitor to similar aircraft used for flight training, such as the Diamond DA20.

The Alarus features Garmin avionics and a 46-inch wide cabin.^[2]

[edit] Variants

Currently the Alarus is offered in two variants: the AMD Alarus CH2000 general aviation aircraft^[2] and the SAMA CH2000 Military Tactical Surveillance Aircraft (MTSA).^[3]

[edit] 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..^[3]

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.^[3]^[4]

The first SAMA CH2000s were delivered to the Iraqi Air Force 70th Squadron, based in in Basrah on 29 October 2004. The Iraqi Air Force acquired between 8 and 16 aircraft at a cost of USD$5.8M with deliveries completed by the end of March 2005.^[3]^[4]

[edit] Operators

The Alarus can currently be found operating at some flight schools in the USA. Operating costs are generally low, and the aircraft is easy to maintain, allowing flight schools to keep costs low for students.^[2]

In February 2008 there were 113 CH2000 Alarus registered in the USA^[5] and four in Canada.^[6]

The only confirmed military user of the CH2000 is the Iraqi Air Force, currently operating 16 aircraft. Aircraft are operated by the Iraqi 70th Reconnaissance squadron.

[edit] Specifications

Data from AMD Website ^[7]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)
Wingspan: 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m)
Height: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Wing area: 137 sq ft (12.7 m²)
Empty weight: 1,085 lb (492 kg) basic VFR-equipped
Max takeoff weight: 1,692 lb (767 kg)
Fuel capacity: 28 US Gallons (106 litres)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-N2C four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke aircraft engine, 116 hp (87 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich fixed pitch, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) diameter

Performance

Cruise speed: 99 kn (114 mph; 183 km/h)
Stall speed: 48 kn (55 mph; 89 km/h)
Never exceed speed: 143 kn (165 mph; 265 km/h)
Range: 486 nmi (559 mi; 900 km)
G limits: +4.4/-2.2 (utility category 1,606 lbs) +3.8/-1.9 (normal category 1,692 lbs)
Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
Wing loading: 12.3 lb/ft² (60.29 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 14.6 lb/hp (0.11 kW/kg)

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

[edit] References/ External Links

^ Aircraft Manufacturing and Design (February 2008). "Alarus CH2000 Price List". http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/services/purchasing.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Aircraft Manufacturing and Design (February 2008). "ALARUS CH2000 - FAA CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT". http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/ch2000.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pike, John (June 2005). "SAMA CH2000". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/ch2000.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
^ ^a ^b Jordan Aerospace Industries Company (2007). "About Sama CH2000 Series". http://www.jai.jo/about_sama/index.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
^ Federal Aviation Administration (February 2008). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/acftinqSQL.asp?striptxt=CH2000&mfrtxt=&cmndfind.x=20&cmndfind.y=18&cmndfind=submit&modeltxt=CH2000. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
^ Transport Canada (February 2008). "Civil Aircraft Register". http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
^ Aircraft Manufacturing and Design (undated). "Specifications List - Alarus". http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/specification.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.

[AMDprice-0] Aircraft Manufacturing and Design (February 2008). "Alarus CH2000 Price List". http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/services/purchasing.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

[AMDAlarus-1] Aircraft Manufacturing and Design (February 2008). "ALARUS CH2000 - FAA CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT". http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/ch2000.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

[GlobalSecurity-2] Pike, John (June 2005). "SAMA CH2000". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/ch2000.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

[JAI-3] Jordan Aerospace Industries Company (2007). "About Sama CH2000 Series". http://www.jai.jo/about_sama/index.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

[4] Federal Aviation Administration (February 2008). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/acftinqSQL.asp?striptxt=CH2000&mfrtxt=&cmndfind.x=20&cmndfind.y=18&cmndfind=submit&modeltxt=CH2000. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

[5] Transport Canada (February 2008). "Civil Aircraft Register". http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

[AMDspecs-6] Aircraft Manufacturing and Design (undated). "Specifications List - Alarus". http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/specification.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

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Contents

[edit] Variants

[edit] SAMA CH2000

[edit] Operators

[edit] Specifications

[edit] References/ External Links