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Manufacturer
  
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co

Stolp sa 500 starlet


The Stolp SA-500 Starlet is an American amateur-built aircraft. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty of Corona, California.

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Stolp sa 500 starlet


Design and development

Stolp SA-500 Starlet Aircraft Data N808JR Stolp SA500 Starlet CN 84

The Starlet features a strut-braced parasol wing, a single-seat open cockpit with a windshield, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

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The aircraft fuselage is made from welded 4130 steel tubing, while the wing is made from wood and covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 25 ft (7.6 m) span wing employs a Clark YH airfoil, has an area of 83 sq ft (7.7 m2). The recommended installed power is 65 to 125 hp (48 to 93 kW), and engines used include the 65 hp (48 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine, the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL, 100 hp (75 kW) Subaru EA-81, Suzuki and small Continental Motors, Inc. powerplants.

The construction time is estimated to be 1400 hours.

Operational history

By 1998, the company reported that 35 aircraft were completed and flying.

Variants

  • White WW-1 Der Jäger D.IX A modification to appear as a World War I fighter.

    • Specifications (SA-500 Starlet)

    Data from Bayerl and Aircraft Spruce & Specialty

    General characteristics

    Stolp SA-500 Starlet Stolp SA500 Starlet Wikipedia

  • Crew: one
  • Wingspan: 25 ft (7.6 m)
  • Wing area: 83 sq ft (7.7 m2)
  • Empty weight: 500 lb (227 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,000 lb (454 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 22 U.S. gallons (83 L; 18 imp gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen air-cooled engine four cylinder, air-cooled, 1500 cc four stroke aircraft engine, 65 hp (48 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 130 mph (209 km/h; 113 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 105 mph (169 km/h; 91 kn)
  • Range: 630 mi (547 nmi; 1,014 km)
  • Wing loading: 12.0 lb/sq ft (59 kg/m2)

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    References

    Stolp SA-500 Starlet Wikipedia
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