Alpi Pioneer 300

The Alpi Pioneer 300 is an Italian ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Alpi Aviation, of Pordenone. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

Design and development
The Pioneer 300 was derived from the Asso V Champion and designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules, as well as the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, a choice of fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The fixed landing gear version is intended for the US light-sport aircraft category that does not permit retractable gear on landplanes.

The aircraft is made with a wooden frame, covered with composite skin panels. Its 8.10 m span wing is tapered in planform. Standard engines available are the 100 hp Rotax 912ULS, 85 hp Jabiru 2200 and 120 hp Jabiru 3300.

Variants

 * Pioneer 300 Standard
 * Base model, standard engine is the 100 hp Rotax 912ULS.


 * Pioneer 300 Hawk
 * Model with upgraded canopy and interior, with plywood wing skins and oleo strut suspension.
 * Model with fixed gear and gross weight of 560 kg for the US light-sport aircraft market.


 * Pioneer 300 Turbo
 * Model with luxury interior, carbon fibre instrument panel and Rotax 914 turbocharged (914T) engine of 115 hp giving a cruise speed of 265 km/h.


 * Pioneer 330 Acro
 * Aerobatic model, with inverted-capable version of the 100 hp Rotax 912ULS and a strengthened airframe with flight load factors of +6/-3g.

Current variants

 * Pioneer 300
 * Retractable landing gear with a cruising speed of 250 kph using a 100 hp Rotax 912ULS engine. The 115 hp Rotax 914T and 140 hp 915iS engines are also offered.


 * Pioneer 300 FG
 * Fixed landing gear with a cruising speed of 222 kph using a Rotax 912ULS engine. The 914T is also available.


 * Pioneer 300 Griffon
 * Luxury version with a wider and higher cabin, electrically adjustable seats and improved aerodynamics and soundproofing. With retractable landing gear, it is offered with a Rotax 812ULS engine giving a cruising speed of 250 kph or a 915iS which gives a cruising speed of 330 kph.

The Pioneer 330 Acro is also available.