Alternatives to the Cessna Aerobat

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Also known as the Alpha:
ALPHA 160A & AI
A Superb All-Metal Two Seat Aerobatic TrainerEqually at home as a hard-working basic trainer, a spectacular aerobatic performer, or as a fast, cross-country aircraft, the Alpha 160 is an attractive, high quality two-seater, built for security and strength to Aerobatic category. Safe, comfortable, demonstrative, with conventional and predictable reactions, it is an ab-initio aerobatic machine with outstanding visibility and bubble canopy, which students and instructors alike will love.

Quick to respond and manoeuvrable, it is particularly good at providing practice in precision flying. Granted aerobatic category certification, with a rugged airframe designed to withstand load factors ranging from +6G to -3G, safe and predictable in any configuration, the ALPHA 160 is ideal for initiating to aerobatics, for teaching stall and spin avoidance, or for recovering from unusual attitudes.

Capable of cruising at 120kts at 3500ft (130kts at 8000ft) and featuring an instrument panel that can be fitted with a full range of instruments, the ALPHA 160 is an excellent trainer for navigation, instrument flying, or providing a fast comfortable, low cost two-seat cross-country aircraft with 35kg baggage capacity.

The ALPHA 160 is available with carburettor as the 160A and with fuel injection and fully inverted fuel and oil as the 160Ai.