The Australian Aircraft Kits Hornet STOL is an Australian ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Australian Aircraft Kits and introduced in 2004. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 29. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 30. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
Design and development Designed for STOL operations in the Australian outback and cattle mustering, the Hornet STOL features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from aluminium all-metal construction. Its span wing employs flaps and is supported by V-struts with jury struts. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912ULS, Rotax 914, but the Rotec R2800 radial engine or the Lycoming O-320 four-stroke powerplants can be fitted. Tundra tires are usually fitted for off-airport operations.
Specifications (Hornet STOL)
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