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The SportStar is a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) designed for pilot training, sport and leisure flying and touring with limitation to non-aerobatic VFR operations. The plane meets the Sport Pilot Light Sport Aircraft regulations, and is aerodynamically controlled, single-engine, two-seat, low-wing, all metal plane with a fixed tricycle undercarriage and controllable nose wheel. The aircraft is equipped with four cylinder four stroke 100 HP Rotax 912 ULS engine.
 
Dimensions
Length 19 ft 7 1/2 in 5,98 m
Height 7 ft 8 in 2,33 m
Wing span 28 ft 7 in 8,65 m
Cabin width 46 1/2 in 1,18 m
 
Weight & Quantities
Empty weight 668 lb 303 kg
MTOW 1212 lb 550 kg
Useful load 544 lb 247 kg
Design load factors +6g/-3g
Max. baggage 33 lb 15 kg
Fuel tank capacity 31.2 Usgal 1181
 
Flight Performance
Never exceed airspeed 146 KIAS 270 km/h
Maximum level airspeed 115 KCAS 213 km/h
Cruise at 75% 110 KCAS 204 km/h
Stall speed no flaps 44 KCAS 81 km/h
Stall speed with flaps 39 KCAS 72 km/h
Rate of climb 840 ft/min 4,3 m/s
Service ceiling 13100 ft 4000 m
Take-off run 560 ft 170 m
Landing run 540 ft 165 m
Total range 700 NM 1300 km
Total endurance 8.5 hr
 
Engine
Bombardier-Rotax 912S (100 hp)
Power 100 hp
TBO 1,500 hrs
Unleaded automobile gasoline 95 octane or AVGAS 100LL
Propeller
Fixed, on-ground adjustable
Specifications: evektor-aircraft.com
Light Sport Aircraft
· Maximum gross takeoff weight-1,268 lbs.
· Maximum stall speed 45 knots.
· Maximum speed in level flight with maximum continuous power
  120 knots.
· Two-place maximum. (pilot and one passenger)
· Single engine only.
· Fixed or ground adjustable propeller.
· Unpressurized cabin.
· Fixed landing gear.
· Can be manufactured and sold ready-to-fly under a new Special
  Light-Sport aircraft certification without FAR Part 23
  compliance. Aircraft must meet consensus standards. Aircraft
  under this certification may be used for sport and recreation,
  flight training, and aircraft rental.
· Can be licensed Experimental Light-Sport Aircraft (E-LSA) if
  kit- or plans-built. Aircraft under this certification may be
  used only for sport and recreation and flight instruction for
  the owner of the aircraft.
· Will have FAA registration-N-number.
· Aircraft category and class includes: Airplane (Land
  /Sea), Gyroplane, Airship, Balloon, Weight-Shift-Control
  (Trike Land/Sea), and Powered Parachute.
·U.S. or foreign manufacture of light-sport aircraft is
  authorized.
·Aircraft with a standard airworthiness certificate that meet
  above specifications may be flown by sport pilots. However,
  that airworthiness certification category will not be
  changed to a light-sport aircraft. Holders of a sport pilot
  certificate may fly an aircraft with a standard airworthiness
  certificate if it meets the definition of a light-sport
  aircraft.
·May be operated at night if the aircraft is equipped per FAR
  91.209 and the pilot holds at least a Private Pilot certificate
  and a minimum of a third-class medical.