# Polaris Skin

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Italian ultralight trike

Skin General information Type Ultralight trike National origin Italy Manufacturer Polaris Motor Status Production completed (2014) History Introduction date early 1980s

The **Polaris Skin** is an Italian [ultralight trike](/source/Ultralight_trike), that was designed and produced by [Polaris Motor](/source/Polaris_Motor) of [Gubbio](/source/Gubbio). The aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1][2]

By 2014 the company website was listed as "under construction", then was taken down and the company went out of business.[3]

## Design and development

Designed and first flown in the early 1980s, the Skin complies with the [Fédération Aéronautique Internationale](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_A%C3%A9ronautique_Internationale) [microlight](/source/Microlight) category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The Skin has a maximum gross weight of 360 kg (794 lb). It features a [cable-braced](/source/Flying_wires) [hang glider](/source/Hang_glider)-style [high-wing](/source/High-wing), weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-[tandem](/source/Tandem) open cockpit with an optional [cockpit fairing](/source/Cockpit_fairing), [tricycle landing gear](/source/Tricycle_landing_gear) with [wheel pants](/source/Wheel_pants) and a single engine in [pusher configuration](/source/Pusher_configuration).[1][2]

The aircraft is made from [steel](/source/Steel) and bolted-together [aluminum](/source/Aluminum) tubing, with its double surface wing covered in [Dacron](/source/Dacron) sailcloth. Its 10.60 m (34.8 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type [kingpost](/source/Kingpost) and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled, [two-stroke](/source/Two-stroke), [dual-ignition](/source/Dual-ignition) 50 hp (37 kW) [Rotax 503](/source/Rotax_503) or the liquid-cooled 64 hp (48 kW) [Rotax 582](/source/Rotax_582) engine. With the Rotax 503 powerplant the aircraft has an empty weight of 155 kg (342 lb) and a gross weight of 360 kg (794 lb), giving a useful load of 205 kg (452 lb). With full fuel of 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal) the payload is 162 kg (357 lb).[1][2]

A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the [Gryps 14](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gryps_14&action=edit&redlink=1), [Gyps 16](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gyps_16&action=edit&redlink=1), [Gyps 19](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gyps_19&action=edit&redlink=1) and the [Ares 21](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ares_21&action=edit&redlink=1).[1]

## Specifications (Skin with Gyps 16 wing)

*Data from* Bayerl[1]

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** one

- **Capacity:** one passenger

- **Wingspan:** 10.60 m (34 ft 9 in)

- **Wing area:** 15.8 m2 (170 sq ft)

- **Empty weight:** 155 kg (342 lb)

- **Gross weight:** 360 kg (794 lb)

- **Fuel capacity:** 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal)

- **Powerplant:** 1 × [Rotax 503](/source/Rotax_503) twin cylinder, air-cooled, [two stroke](/source/Two_stroke) [aircraft engine](/source/Aircraft_engine), 37 kW (50 hp)

- **Propellers:** 4-bladed composite

**Performance**

- **Maximum speed:** 93 km/h (58 mph, 50 kn)

- **Stall speed:** 45 km/h (28 mph, 24 kn)

- **Rate of climb:** 3.5 m/s (690 ft/min)

- **Wing loading:** 22.8 kg/m2 (4.7 lb/sq ft)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-WDLA11_1-4) Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12*, page 218. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WDLA04_2-2) Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: *World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04*, page 107. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Official_3-0)** Polaris Motor. ["Polaris Motor"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140719115541/http://www.polarismotor.eu/). *polarismotor.eu*. Archived from [the original](http://www.polarismotor.eu/) on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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