Wed, Jun 22, 2005
A "new" Super Hornet, a Rotax 912
powered SportPlane that will be sold in kit form or as a
ready-to-fly Experimental Light Sport Aircraft (E-LSA), has been
introduced.
According to Higher Class Aviation's President, Robert Gaither,
"We are a new company in the sense that our team purchased the
established U.S. Light Aircraft Corporation in September of last
year. U.S. Light Aircraft had designed and kitted what I felt was
the highest class (hence the name of the new company) ultralight
trainer in the industry, in the way of the Rotax 503/582 powered
Hornet. The Hornet was originally designed in 1992, and, up to now,
only 52 of these remarkable airplanes have been made available for
public purchase. Even with that small number, the Hornet has won 15
major airshow awards for design and quality, plus numerous "best of
show" trophies. I thought it was time to let the Hornet out of the
box."
The Sport Pilot Rule is now spooling up with numerous entrants
vying for what is sure to be an exciting market. The Hornet
qualifies as an FAR 103 training ultralight, but can be certified
as a ready-to-fly-airplane under the new E-LSA provisions of the
Sport Pilot Rule. Gaither continues, "We have developed a new, much
upgraded version of the original two-place Hornet ultra light
trainer, powered by the 4 stroke Rotax 912. This new airplane, the
Super Hornet, qualifies as an E-LSA that can be flown by a Sport
Pilot. It has a sophistication of features, engineering, and
performance that rivals airplanes costing twice as much.
The Super Hornet has a great payload and will cruise at over 90
mph on only 3.5 gph. Best of all, you can order it as a
ready-to-fly plane for less than the cost of many kits. We are now
finalizing our pricing and options structure, but a Super Hornet
can be picked up at the factory and flown home for under $50,000
with full financing available. The Super Hornet is incredibly
rugged and ideal for training. There are a lot of folks who may
never have considered owning an airplane who will find themselves
taking a closer look at ownership."
In addition to design refinements, the new Super Hornet is being
manufactured in a new facility, specifically designed to ensure
quality production and economical manufacturing. This recent
relocation to picturesque Ramona Airport in southern California
(close to San Diego) will allow Hornet customers to both test fly
and take flight training within minutes of their airplane's
birthplace.
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