EASA Approved The Aircraft In 2010

The Oma Sud Skycar, which was introduced to the U.S. market last year at AirVenture, has received certification from the FAA, according to an e-mail from CEO Valter Proietti. 

"This important milestone for Oma Sud opens the market in the United States, where we can start the sales with the assistance of SACE, the Italian Insurance Credit Export Company. We can also offer a three to five years financing option for the payment, together with leasing opportunities," Proietti said in the e-mail.

Proietti said that following certification of the standard version of the Skycar, the company is completing the development of a special Surveyor version for maritime patrol, border control, aerial surveillance, environment monitoring, and more. "The flight test campaign for the Italian Police (Polizia di Stato) of this special version, with state of the art optical instruments for day and night operations, will start at the end of May," he said.

The Italian designed and built Oma Sud Skycar offers the market several innovative features. The front doors were designed large and wide to allow easy access to the cabin ... almost reminiscent of the Cessna 177 Cardinal. The airplane has a twin boom tail to accommodate a large rear access door. Think C130 without the cargo ramp. Up front, the aircraft is equipped with Chelton EIFS 3D Synthetic Vision and Garmin GNS-430 Nav/Comms. This twin pusher design has 5 seats in the air taxi configuration and can be reconfigured for cargo and for medical missions. For medical missions, a stretcher can slide in from the huge rear door.

The company has plans to build the airplane in Italy, then ship aircraft to the United States by cargo container. Once the aircraft are received they will be assembled and delivered to the customer.

FMI: www.omasud.it