Global InformationPreceptor N3 Pup information
| N3 Pup | |
|---|---|
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| Preceptor N-3 Puppy | |
| Role | Kit aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Preceptor Aircraft |
| Designer | Bob Counts |
| Status | Production completed |
| Number built | 1087 (total family of aircraft, 2011)[1] |
| Variants | Preceptor Stinger Little Wing Roto-Pup |
The Preceptor N3 Pup is a family of ultralight, tube-and-fabric, high-wing, homebuilt aircraft. Kits were produced and marketed by Preceptor Aircraft, of Rutherfordton, North Carolina.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The company was operating on a limited basis, actively selling plans online,[7] but seems to have gone out of business in 2016.[8]
Designed to meet FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles standards, the N3 Pup can accept various lightweight four stroke engines of between 37 and 60 hp (28 and 45 kW). If built to specifications with minimal additions, it can meet the requirements for a FAR 103 ultralight aircraft, with an empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg).[3][5] It may also be built as an amateur-built aircraft or US light-sport aircraft at higher weights.
- ^ a b Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 65-66. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 65. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ a b Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page B-42. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
- ^ Downey, Julia: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 62. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ a b Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 224-225 and 326. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 121. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ "N3 Pup". Archived from the original on June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ "Preceptor Aircraft". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 13, 2017.