General Aviation Aircraft

Fact #1: EAA ArVenture Oshkosh is coming in mere days. Fact #2: In the world of politics (and for that matter in corporate communications), you announce good news to big crowds or at the beginning of the week and you bury bad news on a Friday afternoon when maybe no one is listening hoping they’ll […]

Snap! Crackle! Pop! It’s not just for breakfast anymore. Among the vast array of light aircraft I am only aware of a few other single seat models … Here’s a U.S. example (video) and here’s some European single seaters. None of these has yet gone through the process to become Special LSA but that might […]

Tecnam P2008 Powerplant: 100-hp four-cylinder Rotax 912ULS2/S2 Propeller: Fixed-pitch GT Tonini Wingspan (ft.): 28.9 Length (ft.): 22.7 Seating Capacity: Two Max. Takeoff Weight (lbs.): 1,320 Empty Weight (lbs.): 780 Fuel Capacity (gals.): 24.3 Standard Useful Load (lbs.): 540 Rate of Climb, Sea Level (fpm): 900 Service Ceiling (ft.): 14,000 PERFORMANCE Max Speed (kts.): 120, full […]

The Tecnam P2008: an LSA delivered with a big envelope

Pictures from an exhibition of LSA STOL like you’ve never seen before

Decathlon Xtreme Basic Price: $209,900 Powerplant: 10 hp Lycoming AEIO-390 Lenght: 22 ft. 11 in. Height: 7 ft. 7 in. Wing Span: 30 ft. 9 in. Wing Area (sq. ft.): 164 Wing Loading (lbs./sq. ft.): 11.9 Power Loading (acrobatic, lbs./hp): 8.6 Seats: 2, Tandem Empty Weight (lbs.): 1320 Normal Category Gross Weight (lbs.): 1950 Acrobatic […]

Stronger sales, more new models and something for everybody: That’s LSA!

Aeronca champ’€¦You’ve come a long way, baby!

First Icon Aircraft wowed aviation enthusiasts with its sleek and uniquely featured amphibious A5 LSA seaplane. Over the years the company reported collecting around 1,000 orders, a success story that even beats Cessna’s Skycatcher. However, several years passed and the company did not enter production, although they reported a deal with Cirrus Aircraft to handle […]

SuperStol Price As Flown: S-LSA: To Be Determined (TBD) Kit: $36,600 minus engine Engine: Rotax 912ULS (100 hp) or Jabiru 3300/UL (120 hp) Wingspan (ft.): 30 Propeller: 3-blade ELPROP, ground-adjustable, carbon composite Basic Empty Weight (lbs.): 780-835 (varies with equipment) Useful Load (lbs.): 550-481 (varies with equipment) Fuel Capacity (gals.): 27 (wing tanks) Max Takeoff […]