Glasair GlaStar
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| Type: | Kit |
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| First flight: |
1994 |
| Production time: |
1994-2005 |
| Number of pieces: |
300 (2004) |
The Glasair GlaStar (sometimes Glastar ) is an American small aircraft that was developed by Tom Hamilton and initially produced by Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft and later by Glasair Aviation . The machine had its maiden flight in 1994. In 2005, production was discontinued in favor of the Glasair Sportsman 2 + 2 . The aircraft was only offered as a kit .
construction and development
The GlaStar is a single-engine, two-seater, braced high-decker . It can optionally be provided with a rigid nose wheel landing gear or with a tail wheel landing gear . The cockpit has doors for entry. The hull is made of welded steel with a GRP shell. The wings of aluminum with a span of 35 ft (approx Err m) and an area of 128 square feet (11.9 m²) have NASA -GA (W) -2- profiles . They have landing flaps and can be folded up for transport. Initially, the Rotax 912 ULS with 100 HP (74 kW ) was used as the engine . After the Rotax proved to be too weak, the Lycoming O-320 engines with 160 HP (118 kW) and Lycoming O-360 with 180 HP (132 kW) were used. The landing gear can be quickly switched between a nose and a tail wheel landing gear. The cockpit is 44 in (1.12 m ) wide and has a large luggage compartment that can hold 200 lb (91 kg ) of luggage.
The estimated construction time for the complete aircraft is 1200 hours.
variants
- Symphony SA-160
- Type-approved version, built by Ostmecklenburgische Flugzeugbau (OMF) and later by Symphony Aircraft Industries .
- Glasair Sportsman 2 + 2
- Four-seater with a maximum weight of 2,350 lb (1,066 kg ); replaced the original GlaStar
- Plane Driven PD-1
- Roadworthy version produced by Plane Driven
Technical specifications
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| length | 22 ft (6.7 m ) |
| span | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| height | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Wing area | 128 ft² (11.9 m² ) |
| Empty mass | 1,200 lb (544 kg ) |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1,960 lb (889 kg) |
| Top speed | 170 mph (274 km / h) |
| Cruising speed | 167 mph (269 km / h) |
| Range | 1,440 mi (2,317 km) |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Julia Downey: 2005 Kit Aircraft Directory . In: Kitplanes . tape 21 , no. 12 . Belvoir Publications, December 2004, ISSN 0891-1851 , p. 60 (English).
- ↑ a b c d Noel Bertrand, Rene Coulon et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04 . Pagefast Ltd, 2003, ISSN 1368-485X , p. 183 (English).
- ^ A b Julia Downey: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory . In: Kitplanes . tape 15 , no. 12 . Primedia Publications, December 1998, ISSN 0891-1851 , p. 68 (English).
- ↑ a b c Don Purdy: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook . BAI Communications, 1998, ISBN 0-9636409-4-1 , pp. 262 (English).
- ^ Robby Bayerl, Martin Berkemeier and others: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 . WDLA UK, 2011, ISSN 1368-485X , p. 103 (English).
- ↑ Glenn Pew: Plane Driven's “Roadable” Glasair. AVweb, July 23, 2010, accessed January 30, 2020 .