Engineering:HAT LS2

LS2
Role	Light aircraft
Manufacturer	Hellenic Aeronautical Technologies
Designer	Anastasios Makrykostas
First flight	23 May, 1997

HAT LS2 (designation standing for "Landplane, Single engine, 2-seater) is a light airplane developed by Hellenic Aeronautical Technologies (HAT), a small Greek manufacturer of aerospace components. Design started in 1990 followed by prototype construction. After a temporary delay of the program, first flight of prototype (SX-LS2) was made on May 23, 1997. Air-worthiness certificate was awarded on September 2, 1999. The plane is a light two-seater sporting airplane constructed of fiber-reinforced composites, designed for sale in the form of construction plans.

Specifications (LS2)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 2 pax
• Length: 5.58 m (18 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
• Height: 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 8 m² (86 sq ft)
• Airfoil: root: NACA 64-415; tip: NACA 64-412
• Empty weight: 307 kg (677 lb)
• Gross weight: 510 kg (1,124 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen 4-cylinderair-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 48 kW (64 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 233 km/h (145 mph, 126 kn)
• Range: 1,046 km (650 mi, 565 nmi)
• Rate of climb: 3.35 m/s (659 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 66.8 kg/m² (13.7 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.0894 kW/kg (0.0544 hp/lb)

Further reading

• Jackson, Paul, ed (2003). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2002–03 (93rd ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2423-9.