Bristell

Friendly, refined, beefy for rough-field training, yet a cruiser’s delight

BRM Bristell Flastback Base Price: $151, 822 Engine: Rotax 912 ULS Wingspan (ft.): 29.95 Cabin width (in.): 51.17 Fuel capacity (gals.): 34.34 Useful load (lbs.): 614.5 Max takeoff weight (lbs.): 1320 Empty weight (lbs.): 705.5 PERFORMANCE Cruise speed (kts.): 116 Best rate of climb (fpm): 1200 Vso (kts.) 32 Vs (kts.): 39 Vne (kts.): 145 […]

At AOPA summit I spent time in the Lockwood Aviation booth giving me a chance to speak with a few RV-12 builders. *** Van’s has reportedly sold approximately 600 RV-12 Light-Sport Aircraft, of which 150 may be flying, making RV-12 by far the most successful Experimental LSA. RV-12 would among rank high among all Light-Sport […]

Just in time for this year’s AOPA Summit, welcome to a pair of Special Light-Sport Aircraft, numbers 121 and 122: the first, the formerly named NG 5 LSA, rebadged as the Bristell Fastback by importer Liberty Sport Aviation of Pennsylvania; and the second being the fourth approval for Pipistrel, specifically for their Sinus motorglider (previous […]

Here’s a tale of two planes. One has been seen and sold in the U.S. (Lambada motorglider). The other has a fascinating history and should look familiar to you… quite familiar. It’s now known as the NG 5 LSA and that probably rings no bell. However, NG 5 and the #2 ranked SportCruiser share a […]