AeroStar Festival
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Light Sport Aircraft Pilot is a directory of aircraft that generally fit
into what are described as ultralight aircraft, advanced ultralight
aircraft,
light sport aircraft, experimental light sport aircraft, experimental
aircraft, amateur built aircraft, ELSA or homebuilt
aircraft in the United States and Canada. These include
weight shift aircraft, more commonly known as trikes,
powered parachutes, and powered para-gliders.
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AeroStar Festival light sport aircraft, experimental
lightsport, amateur built aircraft.
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AeroStar Festival Distributor
Light Sport Flying
7032 Foxfield Cove
Bartlett, TN 38135
901-481-1934 The Aerostar
Festival is built in Romania and being imported into the
U.S. by Light Sport Flying of Bartlett TN. factory built
ready to fly aircraft under the new Light Sport Aircraft
category.
The wing on the Festival is an all-metal,
three spar, using cantilever construction, and uses the same
airfoil as the Aeronca Champ. The fuselage and tail section
are also all metal 6061anodized aluminum for strength and
corrosion protection. |
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The tri-cycle landing gear features a
steerable shock absorber equipped nose gear with 5.00 x 5
tires. The main gear is equipped with Matco hydraulic disc
brakes.
The heated and ventilated cabin is 42
inches wide, and features an upward lifting canopy, with
structural roll over protection. The Festival comes with
adjustable seats, and a three point seat belt system.
Controls are standard dual stick and
rudder control, with toe brakes and manual flaps. The rudder
and elevator are dynamically balanced with mechanical
elevator trim standard with an electric trim available. All
control systems are push pull tube activated except the
rudders which are cable operated.
Power is supplied by the Rotax 912 ULS.
100 HP aircraft engine, using a three blade composite ground
adjustable propeller.
According to Rick Pellicciotti of Light
Sport Flying the plane is "aimed at flight schools, there is
a big shortage of planes for Sport Pilot training, and the
Festival has a very rugged landing gear and is built for
that environment."
The Festival cruises at 110 mph, burns
just over four gallons of fuel per hour and has a 21 gallon
fuel capacity. Stall is 41 mph with flaps extended. Climb
rate at gross on a warm day is 700 feet per minute.
Everything that might be considered a
"wearable" item is sourced in the U.S. Thus all your tires,
brakes, wheels, instruments, avionics are available from
U.S. manufacturers. |
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AeroStar Festival light sport aircraft -
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