Engineering:Sport Hornet LRS

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Sport Hornet LRS
General information
TypePersonal use and flight training aircraft
ManufacturerHigher Class Aviation
Designer
Jim Millet
History
First flight1992


The company and website appear to be defunct.[speculation?]

Specifications

Data from Sport Hornet [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one pilot
  • Capacity: one passenger 540 lb (245 kg) useful load (option dependent)
  • Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
  • Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
  • Wing area: 155 sq ft (14.4 m2)
  • Airfoil: Eiffel 370
  • Empty weight: 680 lb (308 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,320 lb (600 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 ULS IVO Medium 3, 100 hp (74.6 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 120 kn (138 mph, 222 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 100 kn (115 mph, 185 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 35 kn (40 mph, 64 km/h)
  • Never exceed speed: 120 kn (138 mph, 222 km/h)
  • Range: 440 nmi (620 mi, 1,000 km)
  • Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)

References

  1. "Sport Hornet Light Sport Airplane". Higher Class Aviation. http://www.sporthornet.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20.