The Sinus is an all composite motorglider. The prop folds into a housing in the engine cver.
Engine: Rotax 503, 52 hp
Wing span: 14.95 m
Wing area: 12.80 sq.m
MAUW: 450 kg
Empty weight: 225 kg
Fuel capacity: 64 lt
Max speed: 186 kph
Cruise speed: 165 kph
Minimum speed: 55 kph
Climb rate: 3.5 m/s
Fuel consumption: 9 lt/hr
Certification: vVz
Seats: 2
Price (1998): 60 950 DM
First flew in 1995.
Speed max: 110mph.
Cruise: 105 mph.
Range: 350 sm.
Stall: 33 mph.
ROC: 860 fpm.
Take-off dist: 250 ft.
Landing dist: 350 ft.
Service ceiling: 14,000 ft.
Engine: Rotax 912, 80 hp.
Fuel cap: 13 USG.
Weight empty: 540 lbs.
Gross: 992 lbs.
Length: 20 ft.
Wing span: 32.4 ft.
Wing area: 144 sq.ft.
Seats: 2.
Landing gear: nose wheel.
Engine: Rotax 447, 42 hp.
Height: 7.5 ft.
Length: 16.5 ft.
Wing span: 30 ft.
Wing area: 144 sq.ft.
Fuel cap: 10 USG.
Weight empty: 320 lbs.
Gross: 750 lbs.
Speed max: 96 mph.
Cruise: 75 mph.
Range: 180 sm.
Stall: 28 mph.
ROC: 1100 fpm.
Take-off dist: 120 ft.
Landing dist: 180 ft.
Service ceiling: 14,000 ft.
Seats: 1.
Landing gear: nose wheel.
Flightstar designer Tom Peghiny built the first Flightstar in the mid-1980s for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category with its maximum 254 lb (115 kg) empty weight requirement. The two-seat Flightstar II soon followed to fill the role of a trainer. The designs quickly became commercial successes and the basic design has been extensively developed over time. By 2007 over 700 single seaters had been sold.
All models are constructed from anodized aluminum tubing assembled with bolts. The fuselage is suspended from a keel tube that also mounts the engine at the front, the tail at the back and the wings. The wings are strut-braced and utilize jury struts. The wings and tail surfaces are covered in pre-sewn Dacron envelopes, which reduces construction time. The wings have full-span ailerons, while the tail features conventional elevators and rudder. The landing gear is a tricycle gear arrangement with bungee suspension on the main wheels. The nosewheel is steerable and mainwheel brakes are an available option. The reported construction time for the single seat models is 100 hours.
The Flightstar II is LSA legal.
The Flightstar-IISC is the Sport Cabin version of the IISL. The IISC includes all that’s needed to enclose the plane for more comfort and all season flying. The cabin parts include the Fastback rear enclosure, composite cabin fairings, door posts, Lexan roof and zippered sport doors. The IISC was developed with the sport pilot in mind. The large wing allows predictable slow flight handling and quiet low throttle cruising. The IISC features the 54HP dual carb, dual ignition, Rotax 503 with the Flightstar 503 Super Cowl. The optional engines include the 64HP Rotax 582 liquid-cooled twostroke and the 60HP HKS 700E four-stroke engine. The Flightstar II was shown at the ’98 Sun ‘n Fun with an HKS 700 engine.
Standard equipment includes high lift wing with streamlined struts, Flightstar wingfold system, vibration isolated instrument panel, 10 USG rotational molded fuel tank w/sump, full dual control system, chromemoly cage and landing gear, heavy duty stamped dynofocal engine mount, anodized airframe for corrosion protection, and point pilot restraint harnesses.
Optional equipment includes, full instrument package, 4 point harnesses, complete electrical system. in-flight adjustable trim, 3 blade composite propeller, azusa drum brake system, and brs ballistic parachute system.
The Flightstar II SC airfoil is the Flightstar FS-II-2 13% thick.
The Flightstar-IISL combines the open air freedom of ultralight type flying and the fun of being side by side with your passenger. With a 120 hour assembly time and the Flightstar wingfold system, the IISL is fitted with full dual controls. The wide stance landing gear for cross wind landings and light wing loading offers easy handling and landings. The airframe is designed for the rigors of flight training and is tested to last. The IISL offers the same standard and optional equipment as the IISC.
The full engine options are the Rotax 503FA (496 C.C. 54HP @ 6800 RPM) with 2.58 TO1 reduction ratio, and the HKS 700E (680 C.C. 60 HP @ 6200 RPM) with 3.47-1 reduction ratio. Propeller options include Tennessee prop. Co. 2-blade, 68” dia, Ivo-prop. 3-blade 68”, and Powerfin F model 70” diameter.
The Flightstar II kit, including engine, cost US$15,395 in 1997.
The Flightstar II-SL kit, including engine, cost US$13,795 in 1997.
The two seat models all have side-by-side seating and have folding wings. The aircraft were also produced under licence in India by Albatross Flying Systems.
In 2009 the Flightstar single and two-seat, high wing, single engined kit aircraft produced by Flightstar Sportplanes of South Woodstock, Connecticut, rights, tooling and parts inventory were sold to Yuneec International of China when Flightstar Sportplanes’ business was wound up.
In July 2009 a new single seat model was exhibited at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh as the Yuneec e-Spyder electric-powered version.
Flightstar II
Engine: Rotax 503, 54 hp.
Height: 7.5 ft.
Length: 19 ft.
Wing span: 32.5 ft.
Wing area: 162 sq.ft.
Fuel cap: 10 USG.
Weight empty: 420 lbs.
Gross: 970 lbs.
Speed max: 96 mph.
Cruise: 65 mph.
Range: 180 sm.
Stall: 36 mph.
ROC: 700 fpm.
Take-off dist: 200 ft.
Landing dist: 300 ft.
Service ceiling: 14,000 ft.
Seats: 2.
Landing gear: nose wheel.
Flightstar II SL
Engine: Rotax 503FA, 48 hp.
HP range: 42-65.
Height: 7.5 ft.
Length: 19 ft.
Wing span: 32.5 ft.
Wing area: 160 sq.ft.
Fuel cap: 10 USG.
Weight empty: 365 lbs.
Gross: 500 lbs.
Speed max: 96 mph.
Cruise: 55 mph.
Range: 165 sm.
Stall: 34 mph.
ROC: 600 fpm.
Take-off dist: 150 ft.
Landing dist: 300 ft.
Service ceiling: 13,000 ft.
Seats: 2.
Landing gear: nose wheel.
Cockpit width: 41 in
Flightstar II SC
Engine: Rotax 503FA, 48 hp.
Wing Span 32 ft
Length 19 ft 7 in
Height 7 ft 10 in
Wing Area 157 Sq. Ft.
Empty Weight 385 Lbs.
Gross Weight 950 Lbs.
Fuel Capacity 10 USG.
Cruise Speed (@ 75%) 65 mph
Stall Speed (Vso) 36 mph
Vne 96 mph.
Climb Rate 600 Fpm.
Aspect Ratio 6.53
Max. Range (W/10 USG) 200 Miles.
Roll Rate (45 To 45) 2.8 Sec.
Takeoff Roll 205 Ft. ‘
Glide Ratio 7 To 1
Sink Rate 450 Fpm
Flightstar II-SC
Engine: HKS 700E, 52 hp
HP range: 52-80
Length: 16 ft
Wing span: 32 ft
Wing area: 160 sq.ft
Fuel capacity: 10 USG
Empty weight: 465 lb
Gross weight: 992 lb
Cruise: 70 mph
Stall: 38 mph
Range: 230 sm
Rate of climb: 700 fpm
Takeoff dist: 200 ft
Landing dist: 300 ft
Seats: 2
Cockpit width: 41 in
Engine: Rotax 582, 65 hp
Wing span: 9.8 m
Wing area: 14.63 sq.m
MAUW: 450 kg
Empty weight: 236 kg
Fuel capacity: 40 lt
Max speed: 154 kph
Cruise speed: 120 kph
Minimum speed: 62 kph
Climb rate: 3.3 m/s
Seats: 2
Fuel consumption: 17 lt/hr
Certification: Vz
Kit price (1998): US$15.595
An evolution of the original Seasprite with a new twin tail and the installation of two engines.
Single seat single engined flex wing aircraft with weight shift control. Rogallo wing with keel pocket. Pilot suspended below wing in trike unit, using bar to control pitch and yaw/roll by altering relative positions of trike unit and wing. Wing braced from above by kingpost and cables, from below by cables; rigid cross tube construction; 60% double ¬surface enclosing cross tube; pre formed ribs. Undercarriage has three wheels in tricycle formation; steel spring suspension on nose¬wheel and bungee suspension on main wheels. Push right go left nosewheel steering indepen¬dent from yaw control. Brakes on main wheels. Aluminium tube trike unit, without pod. Engine mounted below wing driving pusher propeller. Wing has foam insert in leading edges.
Flight Designs Jetwing ATV Article
The Jetwing ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) is an original concept: it is not purely a trike in the conventional sense, because its wheels can be replaced by floats. By removing the wing and fitting the rear of the floats with a triangular tubular structure supporting a large rudder, the Jetwing can be transformed into a speedboat. Using its pusher propeller it can be turned into a go kart by refitting the wheels but leaving the wing off, while also available as an option are skis.
The price of the trike unit was US$3000 in 1982 and bought together with the Demon hang glider wing it costs a total of US$4995. Flight Designs does not recommend the use of any other Rogallo with its trike unit and it is worth noting that its Demon Rogallo is not related to the British wing of the same name, made by Hiway.
The later Jetwing ATVs had a belt reduction drive of 2.2/1 ratio, with a max static thrust of 220 lb (100 kg).
Engine: Kawasaki TA440, 30 hp at 5500 rpm.
Prop¬eller diameter and pitch 36 x 16 inch, 0.91×0.40 m.
No reduction. Power per unit area 0.17hp/sq.ft, 1.8hp/sq.m.
Fuel capacity 5.0 US gal, 4.2 Imp gal, 18.9 litre.
Length overall 12.0 ft, 3.65 m.
Height overall 12.0ft, 3.65m.
Wing span 33.5ft, 10.18m.
Mean chord 5.3ft, 1.60m.
Total wing area 175 sq.ft, 16.27 sq.m.
Wing aspect ratio 6.3/1.
Nosewheel diameter overall 16 inch, 40 cm.
Main wheels diameter overall 20 inch, 50 cm.
Empty weight 216 lb, 98 kg.
Max take off weight 480 lb, 218 kg.
Payload 264 lb, 120 kg.
Max wing loading 2.74 lb/sq.ft, 13.4 kg/sq.m.
Max power loading 16.0 lb/hp, 7.3kg/hp.
Load factors; +4.0, 2.0 ultimate.
Max level speed 47 mph, 76 kph.
Never exceed speed 52 mph, 84kph.
Max cruising speed 37mph, 60kph.
Stalling speed 22 mph, 35 kph.
Max climb rate at sea level 400 ft/min, 2.0 m/s.
Min sink rate 350 ft/min at 23 mph, 1.7 m/s at 37 kph.
Best glide ratio with power off 7/1 at 25 mph, 40 kph.
Take off distance 50 ft, 15 m.
Landing distance 75ft, 23 m.
Service ceiling 10,000ft, 3050 m.
Range at average cruising speed 160 mile, 257 km.
The company’s four-seat C4 project has slowed down its planned U.S. certification schedule to take advantage of anticipated streamlining of the Part 23 process by FAA, so deliveries could slide into 2015.
Flight Design entered receivership in 2016. Work on the C4 had come to a standstill after the company ran into financial difficulty. Production had also slowed to a trickle as the company workforce was trimmed to 10 people in Germany and around 60 in the Ukraine.
Flight Design completed the sale of all major company assets to the German investment group Lift Holding, allowing for the resumption of work on the C4, a Part 23-certified four-seater with a projected selling price of $250,000.
Created to complement the existing CTsw and CTLS, the MC offers utility and performance in a metal airframe. Constructed from Aluminum, steel and composites, the MC features a steel space frame, all aluminum flying surfaces and a composite cabin and cowling.
The focus with the MC was to provide more utility with a giant cabin and easy-to-maintain modular construction.
Designed with training and commercial fleet uses in mind, the MC visibility, baggage area and easy cabin entry are features.
The metal flying surfaces of the MC are buck riveted and corrosion proofed for maintenance free flying. The steel pilot cage is covered with easy to remove composite shells to allow quick access to the landing gear and controls for annual or 100 hour inspections. The main landing gear is the Flight Design nobounce composite gear introduced on the CTLS.
The cabin of the MC has a width of nearly 52 inches, 2-way adjustable seats and extra-wide cabin doors. The four-point safety harnesses, wing located fuel tanks and the BRS 1350 parachute system are standard.
Standard features include 2 blade composite propeller, conventional three-axis controls, electric pitch trim system, cabin door gas struts, two large capacity baggage compartments, two cockpit storage compartments, electric pre-selector flap system, one piece molded windshield, steerable nose wheel, hydraulic brakes, durable, two-part urethane paint.
2012 Price: US$114,627.
An ultralight composite aircraft, the Flight Design CT2K has been developed, and now has less weight, increased power and higher performance, with additional load-carrying capability.
The design of the wing and the aircraft structure has been tested for a take-off weight up to 600 kg, so the Flight Design CT2K can comply with different certification criteria in different countries. 2009 CT2K price: 55862 EURO
In spring 2003 CT2K was complimented with the CTSW (CTSW = CT Short Wing). Due to 80 cm shorter wings and increased ground effect CTSW has even greater aerodynamic stability and is easy to land. This aircraft had 5 km/h increased maximum level-flight speed while having slightly reduced climb speed.
Both CT2K and CTSW were also available as VLA versions.
2009 price for the CTSW was 60000 EURO.
In 2012 Flight Design had 11 registrations in the US. CTLSi (with the fuel-injected Rotax 912iS engine) are selling well, and the CTLS, MC and CTLS-Club models continue in the popular lineup. 2012 Prices: US$156,500 (CTLSi); US$143,800 (CTLS); US$136,860 (CTLS-Club).
CT 180
Engine: Rotax 912, 80 hp
Wing span: 9.30 m
Wing area: 10.80 sq.m
MAUW: 450 kg
Empty weight: 275 kg
Fuel capacity: 100 lt
Max speed: 225 kph
Cruise speed: 210 kph
Minimum speed: 64.4 kph
Climb rate: 5 m/s
Certification: VZ
Seats: 2
Fuel consumption: 15 lt/hr
Price (1998): 60 000 DM
Flight Design CT
Engine: Rotax 912S, 100@SL
TBO: 1500 hrs.
Fuel type:100/100LL
Propeller: Neuform FP
Landing gear type: Tri./Fixed
Max ramp weight: 1320 lb
Gross weight: 1320 lb
Landing weight: 1320 lb
Empty weight, std: 646 lb
Useful load, std: 674 lb
Useful fuel, std: 34 USgals
Payload, full std. fuel: 470 lb
Wingspan: 28 ft
Overall length: 20 ft. 4 in
Height: 7 ft. 11 in
Wing area:107 sq. ft
Wing loading: 12.3 lbs./sq. ft
Power loading: 13.2 lbs./hp
Wheel size: 6.00 x 6 in
Seating capacity: 2
Cabin doors: 2
Cabin width: 49 in
Cruise speed 75% power: 112 kt
Max range (w/ reserve) 75% power: 600 nm
Fuel consumption 75% power: 4.5 USgph
Vso: 39 kt
Best rate of climb SL: 960 fpm
Service ceiling: 14,000 ft
Takeoff ground roll: 295 ft
Takeoff over 50-ft. obstacle: 525 ft
2006 price: US$92,900
CT2K
Stall: 33 kt / 39 mph / 62 kmh
Cruise: 127 kt / 146 mph / 235 kmh
VNE: 167 kt / 193 mph / 310 kmh
Empty Weight: 270 kg / 595 lbs
MTOW Weight: 450 kg / 992 lbs
Climb Ratio: 1000 ft/min / 5 m/s
Take-off distance (50ft obstacle): 520 ft / 160 m
CTSW
Engine: Rotax 912S, 100 hp
Propeller: Ground Adjustable Composite
Wing Span: 28 ft
Length: 20 ft, 4 in
Height: 7 ft 11 in
Wing Area: 107 sq.ft
Aspect Ratio: 7.29:1
Empty Weight: 649 lb
Gross Weight: 600 kg / 1,320 lb
Fuel Capacity: 34 USG
Fuel Economy: 4.5 USG/hr
Airfoil Type: C 180, 13.8% Thick
Cruise Speed (@ 75% power): 112 kts
Stall Speed (VS0): 39 kts
VNE: 145 kts
Climb Rate: 960 fpm
Max. Range; 34 Gal. no res: 1,080 miles
Takeoff Roll: 295 feet
Take-off distance (50ft obstacle): 660 ft / 200 m
Landing distance (50ft obstacle): 980 ft / 300 m
Glide Ratio: 14:1
CTLS
Engine: Rotax 912S, 100hp
Propeller: Ground Adjustable Composite
Wing Span: 28 ft, 2 in
Length: 21 ft, 8 in
Height: 7 ft, 8 in
Wing Area: 107 sq.ft
Aspect Ratio: 7.29:1
Empty Weight: 770 lb
Gross Weight: 1,320 lb
Fuel Capacity: 34 USG
Fuel Economy: 4.5 USG/hr
Airfoil Type: C 180, 13.8% Thick
Cruise Speed (@ 75% power): 112 kts
Stall Speed (VS0): 39 kts
VNE: 145 kts
Climb Rate: 805 fpm
Max. Range; 34 Gal. no res: 830 miles
Takeoff Roll: 800 ft
Glide Ratio: 14:1
Base price 2017: $147,900
Hang-glider / Microlight
Engine: 330cc
