Aircraft

Technoavia

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Russia
Established 1991 and in 1992 put four-seat Yak-18T into production. Produces SM-92 Finist as six-passenger or seven-paratroop light STOL transport (first flown December 1993; can be armed), SM-94 six-seat multipurpose development of Yak-18T, and SP-95 aerobatic competition aircraft with interchangeable single- and two-seat cockpit. SS-98 is projected agricultural monoplane, SM-95 is under development as a twin-engined version of Finist for patrol, Miniakro is a projected aerobatic ultralight, and Ronata is a four-seat wing-in-ground-effect aircraft.

Tecnam Astore

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The Astore from Italian producer Tecnam is a low-winger in production in 2014 and was to make its U.S. debut at Oshkosh to celebrate the company’s 65th anniversary (the very first Tecnam was also dubbed “Astore”). It shares the same wing as the company’s Sierra and Bravo models, but otherwise has a completely new airframe of monocoque construction with aluminum sheet over steel tubing. 46.5 inches wide cockpit, it comes standard with a mounted iPad mini. Price 2014: $135,900.

Engine: Rotax 914 Turbo, 115 hp
Cruise speed: 118 kias
Useful load: 511 pounds
Base price 2017: $200,900

Tecnam SNAP

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Tecnam launched its first single seat LSA aerobatic aircraft, the SNAP, at AERO 2013.

Newly acquired for manufacture by Tecnam, the fully aerobatic single-seat SNAP was to be marketed as a full production S-LSA, kit E-LSA or Experimental-Exhibition kit. SNAP uses a special version of the Rotax 912 for inverted flight. Estimated Price 2012: US$150,000 (Snap).