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Data from Manufacturer General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 6.62 m (21 ft 9 in) Wingspan: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) Height: 2.315 m (7 ft 7 in) Wing area: 12.3 m 2 (132 sq ft) Empty weight: 388 kg (855 lb) Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb) Fuel capacity: 114 litres (25 imp gal; 30 US gal) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 ULS2, 73.5 kW (98.6 hp) Propellers: 3-bladed Woodcomp ...
The SportStar was the first special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and was named "S-LSA Aircraft of the Year" in 2011 by AeroNews Network. [1] According to Flight International , the SportStar held the number-one seller spot in 2005, which the periodical attributed to its high range of ...
The main differences between the two are in span and weight: the UL has a shorter span (8.10 m (26 ft 7 in) than the LSA (10.10 m (33 ft 2 in). With an empty weight of 298 kg (657 lb) the prototype UL was somewhat over its target of 280 kg (620 lb) but 32 kg (71 lb) lighter than the LSA. [1] [2]
The civil aviation authorities in different countries have their own particular specifications and regulations which define the LSA category.. For example, in Australia the Civil Aviation Safety Authority defines a light-sport aircraft as a heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft, other than a helicopter, with a maximum gross takeoff weight of not more than 560 kg (1,235 lb) for lighter ...
The Jabiru LSA is a light aircraft developed in Australia in the early 1980s and marketed in the early 1990s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Jabiru also sold many variants of the LSA design to meet with different Australian and international certification requirements, including complete, factory-built aircraft and kits for amateur construction .
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The Glasair Merlin is a light-sport aircraft under development by Chinese-owned, United States–based Glasair Aviation. It will be supplied as a ready-to-fly Special LSA aircraft. [1] [2] The aircraft first flew on 7 April 2015 at Arlington, Washington and was accepted as a light-sport aircraft in late March 2016. [2] [3] [4]
The Bearhawk LSA is a "clean sheet design" inspired by the larger Barrows Bearhawk. The LSA features a strut-braced high-wing, a tandem enclosed cockpit accessed by doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The cockpit is 31 in (79 cm) wide.