作者：Tom Fay;

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刊名：HIGH-PERFORMANCE Composites

ISSN：1081-9223

出版年：2008-01-05

卷：16

期：6

起页：38

止页：41

分类号：TQ175

语种：英文

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内容简介

It's been four years since the FAA formalized the rules for a new Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) category, along with a new Sport Pilot license that requires half the instruction and half the solo flight time of a much more expensive Private license. For a lot of aspiring pilots, that's a big enough difference to make the sale. But something else has made this class of aircraft even more attractive: fuel prices. While a Beech Bonanza burns about 12 gal per hour (GPH) and a Cessna Turbo 310-R burns about 24 GPH, the average LSA, at a maximum gross weight of 1,320 lb/600 kg, burns only 4.5 GPII - a very attractive plus despite the LSA's lower air speed and fly-time restrictions. In fact, there are now about 50 LSA models in various stages of development from concept to production. Here we'll look at a handful of the newest machines that have entered the market since the last time we covered the subject (see "Learn More," p. 41).