Sam Aircraft Sam LS

Short description: Canadian light aircraft

Sam LS

General information
Type| Advanced Ultralight Aircraft and light sport aircraft
National origin| Canada
Manufacturer| Haim Aviation
History
Manufactured| 2013 (prototypes only)
First flight| 26 February 2013
Haim Sam LS prototype Sam LS side graphic

The Sam Aircraft Sam LS is a Canadian aircraft design, designed and produced by Sam Aircraft, formerly known as Haim Aviation[1] of Lachute, Quebec. The aircraft was designed for the Canadian AULA and American light-sport aircraft rules and had its first flight on 26 February 2013.[2][3][4][5]

## Contents

* 1 Design and development
* 2 Specifications (Sam LS)
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Design and development

The Sam LS is a low-wing, tandem seat monoplane. It can be configured for conventional or tricycle landing gear. The fuselage is semi monocoque, with a welded 4130 steel tube protective cockpit cage structure and aluminum skin. Three different wing planforms for light-sport, STOL and amateur-built categories can be installed to a common fuselage. The aircraft can be flown open cockpit with the canopy removed.[3][5][6]

Prior to its first flight a prototype was shown at the 2012 EAA airshow.[3][7]

As of June 2013 the aircraft was on Transport Canada's list of accepted advanced ultralights, but has not completed US Federal Aviation Administration special light-sport aircraft approval.[8][9]

In July 2013 pricing was announced for kits and sub-kits, including wings, fuselage and empennage. In a break from normal industry practice the company said that it would offer those three sub-kits for a total that was the same as if they were ordered as a single kit, US$29,000. The complete kit with a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS engine and Dynon Skyview avionics was forecast to cost US$65,000 at that time, taking a factory-estimated 900 hours to complete.[5][10]

By August 2014 the company was up for sale as SAM Aircraft President Thierry Zibi indicated that he would rather develop new designs than run a production operation. Zibi was hoping to find a buyer to produce the aircraft.[11] In November 2015 the rights to the design, parts, jigs, molds, data and the prototype aircraft were being all offered for US$100,000.[12]

In January 2016 Zenith Aircraft announced that it had purchased the Sam design and was planning to produce kits alongside the existing Chris Heintz designs.[13]

## Specifications (Sam LS)

Data from Expo LS, Manufacturer

General characteristics

* Crew: one
* Capacity: one passenger
* Length: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
* Wingspan: 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
* Wing area: 12.8 m2 (138 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 376 kg (829 lb)
* Gross weight: 558 kg (1,230 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 83 litres (18 imp gal; 22 US gal)
* Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS Horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
* Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich, 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) diameter ground adjustable

Performance

* Cruise speed: 201 km/h (125 mph, 109 kn)
* Stall speed: 78.8 km/h (49.0 mph, 42.5 kn)
* Never exceed speed: 249 km/h (155 mph, 134 kn)
* Range: 724 km (450 mi, 391 nmi)
* Endurance: 4.2hr
* Service ceiling: 4,420 m (14,500 ft)
* Rate of climb: 4.5 m/s (890 ft/min)

Avionics

* Dynon Skyview

## See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

* Varga 2150 Kachina

## References

1. ↑ Sam Aircraft (2012). "A New Vision to Light Sport Aircraft (sic)". http://www.sam-aircraft.com/#/page-23/. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
2. ↑ "New LSA Looks Like a Varga". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130130232613/http://www.pacificflyer.com/2012/03/new-lsa-looks-like-a-varga/. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bernard, Mary and Suzanne B. Bopp: What's Coming?, Kitplanes, Volume 29, Number 12, December 2012, page 29. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
4. ↑ Grady, Mary (11 March 2013). "First Flight For Retro Sam LS". AVweb. http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FirstFlightForRetroSamLS_208302-1.html. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 78. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
6. ↑ "Sam LS Modern Retro LSA". Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120604084022/http://www.sport-aviation-expo.com/index.php/2128/sam-ls-modern-retro-lsa-takes-shape/. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
7. ↑ "Meet the SAM LS Light Sport". http://www.thepilotreport.com/aircraft-review/the-sam-ls-light-sport-plane-by-haim-aircraft/. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
8. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (7 January 2013). "SLSA Make/Model Directory". http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/media/SLSA_Directory.xls. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
9. ↑ Transport Canada (28 June 2013). "Listing of Models Eligible to be Registered as Advanced Ultra-Light Aeroplanes (AULA)". http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/standards/general-ccarcs-advancedullist-2036.htm. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
10. ↑ Bertorelli, Paul. "Sam LS Available As A Kit - AVweb flash Article". Avweb.com. http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Sam-LS-Available-As-A-Kit220352-1.html. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
11. ↑ Durden, Rick (28 August 2014). "SAM Aircraft On The Sale Block". AVweb. http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/SAM-Aircraft-on-the-Sale-Block222669-1.html. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
12. ↑ Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, SAM designer selling airplane rights for less than the price of a kit, COPA Flight, December 2015, page A12
13. ↑ Zenith Aircraft Company, SAM Aircraft Acquired by Zenith / Zenair , retrieved 19 February 2016

## External links

* Official website

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