Evektor SportStar
The SportStar and EuroStar are a family of a two-seat, light sport aircraft (LSA), manufactured by Evektor-Aerotechnik of Czechia and powered by a Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower (75 kW) engine. 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. According to Flight International, the SportStar held the number-one seller spot in 2005, which the periodical attributed to its high range of options and overall affordability. The Eurostar was the tenth-best-selling ultralight aircraft in Germany in 2014 according to Aerokurier.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Evektor-Aerotechnik
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 110 kt
- Max speed
- 150 kt
- Range
- 700 nm
- Service ceiling
- 15,490 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,020 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,323 lb
- Empty weight
- 681 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 31 US gal
- Powerplant
- Rotax 912ULS
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 19.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 28.5 ft
- Height
- 8.3 ft
- Number built
- 600
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.