New Airplane To Be Dubbed "Lil Rascal"

Renegade Light Sport LLC has put a carbon fiber spin on the venerable aerobatic Pitts S1C from Steen Aero, and christened the plane the Renegade "Lil Rascal." Previously known as the Carbon Pitts, Renegade was notified by Aviat that it held a trademark on the word "Pitts," necessitating the name change. Renegade says this aircraft is one of a long line of Lycoming powered LSA's from the company, and is right in line with Renegades' business model of taking the best of the old dependable engines, airframes, and more, and putting the company's modern, state-of-the art touch to the projects.

Renegade says the Rascal Sports the best of the old S1C airframe however It's is 4 inches wider, 6 inches longer in the cockpit, sporting a new all carbon fiber wing design, with full span ailerons, and complete carbon wing with no fabric what so ever. Both the top and bottom wings are all of a light-weight, extremely strong construction. Preliminary tests show the airplane is a 12 G machine, but Renegade restricts the G rating to 6 positive and 3 negative, the rating Lycoming puts on their new LSA specific inverted Christian Eagle oil system engine.

The Rascal Sports comes standard with an all Glass Dynon 10" Skyview digital G meter cockpit, and smooth leather interior. 

On the firewall side it has the new Lycoming AEIO -233 engine, the first four of which made by Lycoming are in Renegades Hangar. The prop is the new ground adjustable Sensenich black on carbon.  This Lil Rascal is painted in IMRON Porsche yellow. It is fully LSA compliant. It's  under 600 pounds, cruises at 120 knots and stalls at 41 knots.

Renegade elected to drop the FK-12 Comet project and instead bring a proven airframe to the marketplace which conforms to the LSA, ASTM standards.

The Lil Rascal will be on display at the Lakeland air show this week, and Renegade says they will soon have an announcement about a new Lycoming-powered amphibian as well.

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