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Glasair Sportsman

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Kitbuilt high wing single piston light aircraft. Includes Sportsman 2+2, Sportsman TC (Turbo carbon). Earlier basic model was known as GlaStar.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Kit-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston, Diesel

Application

Sport

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

2-axis

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

Configuration & certification

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

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Tail

Conventional

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Glasair GS-2 Sportsman 2+2	2003 / 2003	Four-seat side by side utility kit-built personal lightplane aircraft.
Glasair Sportsman Turbo Carbon (TC)	2010 / 2010	Cabron fibre, structural changes with increased MTOW.
Glasair Sportsman Diesel	2014 / 2014	Diesel powered variant.

Airframer

Glasair Aviation LLC

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