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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name=AMD Alarus
 |image=AMD_Alarus_side_view.jpg
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 |type=Personal use & [[Trainer aircraft]]
 |manufacturer=[[Aircraft Manufacturing and Development]]
 |designer=[[Chris Heintz (aeronautical engineer)|Chris Heintz]], [[Zenair]]
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 |introduction=1995
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 |unit cost=$139,000<ref name="AMDprice">{{cite web|url = http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/services/purchasing.html|title = Alarus CH2000 Price List|accessdate = 2008-02-25|last = [[Aircraft Manufacturing and Design]]|date=February 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080229111306/http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/services/purchasing.html| archivedate= 29 February 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
 |variants=[[Zenair CH 640]]
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[[File:AMD Alarus console.JPG|right|thumb|Center panel and radio stack]]
The CH 2000 Trainer is a single-engine, fixed gear, low wing monoplane of all metal construction. It has two place side by side seating with dual flight controls, and a forty pound baggage capacity.

The Alarus features [[Garmin]] [[avionics]] and a {{convert|46|in|mm|adj=mid|-wide}} cabin.<ref name="AMDAlarus">{{cite web |last=[[Aircraft Manufacturing and Design]] |date=February 2008 |title=Alarus CH2000 - FAA Certified Aircraft |url=http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/ch2000.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225192814/http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/products/ch2000.html |archivedate=25 February 2008 |accessdate=2008-02-25}}</ref>

As of 2011 the aircraft is no longer in production by AMD, although [[Zenair]] provides parts support.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 170. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>

==Variants==
The Alarus was offered in two variants: the AMD Alarus CH2000 general aviation aircraft<ref name="AMDAlarus"/> and the SAMA CH2000 Military Tactical Surveillance Aircraft (MTSA).<ref name="GlobalSecurity">{{cite web|url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/ch2000.htm|title = SAMA CH2000|accessdate = 2008-02-25|last = Pike|first = John|date=June 2005| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080219071533/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/ch2000.htm| archivedate= 19 February 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

===SAMA CH2000===
The SAMA CH2000 is a military surveillance variant of the Alarus.  It is equipped with [[forward-looking infrared]] – a multi sensor imager offering high performance, precision and high level imaging.<ref name="GlobalSecurity"/>

The aircraft is also equipped with state-of-the-art communications systems for secure air-to-air and air-to-ground communications and is equipped for day and night missions. The aircraft is manufactured in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] and [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]].<ref name="GlobalSecurity"/><ref name="JAI">{{cite web|url = http://www.sama-aircraft.com/about_sama/index.html|title = About Sama CH2000 Series|accessdate = 2008-02-25|last = Jordan Aerospace Industries Company|year = 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090120124348/http://sama-aircraft.com/about_sama/index.html|archive-date = 2009-01-20|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The [[United States Army]] acquired 8 aircraft at a cost of [[United States dollar|USD]]$5.8M for the [[Iraqi Air Force]] in 2004, and the first two SAMA CH2000s were delivered on 18 January 2005. The first four CH2000s were used by the [[3rd Squadron (Iraq)|3rd Squadron]], based at [[Kirkuk Air Base]], and the others by the [[70th Squadron (Iraq)|70th Squadron]] at [[Basra International Airport]]. In 2008, following the service entry of the [[Cessna 208]] in the Iraqi Air Force, SAMA CH2000s used by the 3rd Squadron were transferred to the 70th Squadron.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Delalande |first1=Arnaud |title=Iraqi Air Power Reborn, The Iraqi air arms since 2004 |date=2016 |publisher=Harpia Publishing |location=Houston |isbn=978-0-9854554-7-7 |page=28}}</ref>

===Zenair CH 640===
{{main|Zenair CH 640}}
The four seat [[Homebuilt aircraft|kit aircraft]] derivative of the Alarus is the [[Zenair CH 640]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 77. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref>

==Operators==
The Alarus is used by some flight schools in the [[United States]].<ref name="AMDAlarus"/>

In February 2008 there were 113 CH2000 Alarus registered in the USA<ref>{{cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/acftinqSQL.asp?striptxt=CH2000&mfrtxt=&cmndfind.x=20&cmndfind.y=18&cmndfind=submit&modeltxt=CH2000|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 2008-02-25|last = [[Federal Aviation Administration]]|authorlink = |date=February 2008}}</ref> and four in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp |title=Civil Aircraft Register |accessdate=2008-02-25 |last=[[Transport Canada]] |date=February 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224163046/http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp |archivedate=24 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The first military user of the CH2000 was the [[Iraqi Air Force]], currently operating 8 aircraft.

The [[Peruvian Air Force]] will receive six CH2000s built under licence by SEMAN with some custom modifications. The Peruvian version is called the ''Antarqui'' (which was a special elite of [[Chaski|Chasqui]] messengers in service with the [[Inca Empire]], that are believed to have used a [[paragliding]] device to jump from one hill to another).<ref>Alberto Tauro del Pino: «''Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú''» tomo 2, Peisa. Lima 2001.</ref><ref>Article from {{cite web|url=http://enciclopedia.us.es/index.php/Antarqui|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218042415/http://enciclopedia.us.es/index.php/Antarqui|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2024|title=Enciclopedia Libre Universal en Español}}</ref>

==Military operators==
[[File:AMD Alarus CH2000 FAP-448.JPG|thumb|[[Peruvian Air Force]] AMD Alarus CH2000 ''Antarqui'', built under license by SEMAN]]
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*[[Iraqi Air Force]] - 70th Squadron
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*[[Peruvian Air Force]]<ref name="Peru">{{cite web|url = https://www.aviationsmilitaires.net/v2/base/view/Airforce/239.html |title = Force aérienne péruvienne (Fuerza Aérea del Perú, Pérou) |accessdate = 2017-04-10 |date=17 September 2014  }}</ref>

==Specifications==
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==See also==
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*[[AMD Patriot]]

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|related=*[[Zenair CH 300]]

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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.newplane.com Company website archives] on [[Archive.org]]

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