Single
A turboprop in the nose pulls a clean, fast four-seater. Simple to own and fly.
Plaid Aircraft is designing a fast four-seat airplane in carbon composite. Fly it as a single, then add a second engine at the tail and it becomes a centerline push-pull twin.
Both versions share the same carbon airframe, wing and cabin. The twin adds a rear engine and pusher propeller on the same centerline as the nose engine, so an engine failure brings no asymmetric thrust and no sudden swing.
A turboprop in the nose pulls a clean, fast four-seater. Simple to own and fly.
A second turboprop at the tail adds speed and redundancy, with both engines on the centerline.
Every choice is weighed against cruise speed, the light-sport stall limit and how easily a part can be made and repeated.
A slender fuselage, a laminar-flow wing and faired gear keep drag low so modest power goes a long way.
Push-pull engines sit on one line, so losing one does not pull the nose sideways.
Sized to the FAA's MOSAIC rules, including the landing stall-speed limit, with flaps that earn their keep.
Carbon parts from simple, repeatable molds, with a build sequence planned before the first layup.
The airplane is in detailed design. Aerodynamics, structure and systems are being refined in a full digital model, and we are working with engine and component suppliers.
Layout, configuration and performance targets set.
Structure, systems, tooling and build sequence.
Molds, first parts and assembly.
Confirm performance and handling.
We would like to hear from engine, propeller, avionics and composite suppliers, and from anyone following the program.