Bilsam Sky Cruiser

The Bilsam Sky Cruiser is a Polish microlight aircraft designed and produced by Bilsam Aviation of Poznań, introduced in the early 2000s. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft, as a kit and in the form of plans for amateur construction.

The manufacturer's website is non-functional and has been so since about 2008, so it is not clear if the company is still in business.

Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 450 kg. With a Rotax 912 ULS engine it is an accepted US light sport aircraft and also a Transport Canada accepted Advanced Ultra-Light Aeroplane.

Originally shown as a pusher configuration design in 2003, by 2004 the aircraft had been redesigned. In its production configuration the Sky Cruiser features a cantilever high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cabin with doors for access, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from composite material. Its 9.0 m span wing mounts flaps and has a wing area of 10.35 m2. The standard engine used is the 100 hp Suzuki automotive conversion powerplant.

The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 250 kg and a gross weight of 450 kg, giving a useful load of 200 kg. With full fuel of 60 L the payload for pilot, passenger and baggage is 157 kg.

The Sky Cruiser was redesigned by BOT Aircraft as the BOT SC07 Speed Cruiser.

Operational history
In June 2015 one example was registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration and two in Canada registered with Transport Canada.