The Ullmann 2000 Panther is an American

United States

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 four-seat high-wing cabin monoplane designed by Ullmann Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas to be sold as kits for Amateur construction

Homebuilt aircraft

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Design and development

The design of the Panther began in 1997 with construction of the prototype starting in Jun 1998, this prototype registered

Aircraft registration

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 N202KT first flew on 29 March 2003. The Panther is a high-wing cantilever monoplane with an all-metal wing and a steel-tube fuselage covered with aluminum sheet. The prototype is powered by by a 300 hp Continental IO-550-L

Continental IO-550

The Continental IO-550 engine is a large family of fuel injected six-cylinder, horizontally opposed, air-cooled aircraft engines that were developed for use in light aircraft by Teledyne Continental Motors...

 engine driving a three-bladed constant-speed tractor propeller. The Panther has a tricycle landing gear and an enclosed cabin for a pilot and three passengers, side-by-side in two rows, access by split doors on each side of the fuselage and a small baggage door.

Specifications (Prototype)