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Lightsport
Aircraft Pilot is a directory of aircraft that generally fit
into what are described as ultralight aircraft, advanced ultralight
aircraft,
light sport aircraft, experimental light sport aircraft, experimental
aircraft, amateur built aircraft, ELSA or homebuilt
aircraft in the United States and Canada. These include
weight shift aircraft, more commonly known as trikes,
powered parachutes, and powered para-gliders.
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Sport Hornet ultralight, experimental
lightsport, amateur built aircraft.
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Manufacturer
www.sporthornet.com
While the
Light Sport Aircraft getting the most attention tend be
those like Flight Design CT and Cessna, which are selling
well in the $100,000 range, more models are coming online at
lower costs.
The latest is the Sport Hornet, a tandem fixed-wing
airplane with full three-axis control, for sale as a
Special-LSA at $49,995, reports LSA expert Dan Johnson.
"With a 100 hp, four-cylinder Rotax, that's really quite a
good deal," Johnson told AVweb. |
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And what do
owners of the Sport Hornet have to say?
As the owner
of the Plane that Dan Johnson flew in Oshkosh and
was on the cover of the Oct EAA Sport Pilot
Magazine, I can honestly tell you this plane is so
much fun to fly. I jumped back in a 172 a month ago
and couldn't wait to get back in my plane.
It is great to fly from the response, pilots view,
stability, performance and open feeling is great. It
is a toss up which is more fun, with doors flying
95+ knots or no doors around 60 -70 knots taking in
the view. Don't just think of this as ultralight, it
is a LSA with a price tag for all.
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Sport Hornet light sport aircraft
specifications
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| Wingspan |
27.5 ft. |
| Length |
20.0 ft. |
| Height |
6 ft. |
| Wing area |
138 Sq. ft. |
| Engine |
Rotax 912 - 912S |
| Empty weight |
525 Lbs. |
| Useful load |
525 lbs |
| Ultimate load
factor |
+4 / -2 |
| Build
time |
350 hours |
| Field assembly
time |
1 hour |
| Airframe |
Aluminum Tube rivet
and gusset construction |
| Standard Covering |
Standard aircraft
covering material |
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Sport Hornet light sport aircraft
performance data
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| VNE |
125 Mph. |
| Top level speed |
120 mph |
| Cruise speed |
90 mph |
| Stall speed |
40 mph solo 45 dual |
| Climb rate |
1000 fpm solo 800 fpm
dual |
| Take off roll |
200 solo 400 dual |
| Glide ratio |
10 to 1 |
| Fuel used at
cruise Rotax 912 100 HP |
3.5 gallons per hour |
| Fuel capacity |
10 and 18 gallons |
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Sport Hornet ultralight -
experimental lightsport aircraft |
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