The Glasair Merlin is a light-sport aircraft under development by Chinese-owned, United States–based Glasair Aviation. It will be supplied as a ready-to-fly Special LSA aircraft.[1][2]
| Merlin LSA | |
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| Merlin LSA mock-up | |
| Role | Light-sport aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Glasair Aviation - Jilin Hanxing Group |
| First flight | 7 April 2015 |
| Introduction | 2014 |
| Status | In production |
The aircraft first flew on 7 April 2015 at Arlington, Washington and was accepted as a light-sport aircraft in late March 2016.[2][3][4]
Design and development
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Introduced in 2014, the Merlin LSA is a high-wing, two seats in side-by-side configuration, tricycle gear aircraft of all-composite construction. Avionics include a Dynon Skyview touch. A ballistic parachute is optional.[2][5][6]
The aircraft will sell for US$139,000 for a well-equipped model. The design will carry two people and full fuel and is intended for use as a trainer and personal aircraft.[1][3]
Specifications (Merlin LSA)
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General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 iS horizontally opposed, fuel injected, piston aircraft engine, 100 hp (75 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Avionics
References
edit- ^ a b Niles, Russ (October 31, 2014). "Glasair LSA Being Built, Should Fly Soon". AVweb. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ^ a b c Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 58. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b Kauh, Elaine (April 9, 2015). "Glasair's Merlin LSA Makes First Flight". AVweb. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ Kauh, Elaine (March 30, 2016). "Merlin LSA Awarded FAA Certification". AVweb. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "Glasair launches new LSA". Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Glasair adds first LSA". Retrieved August 16, 2014.