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Arion Lightning

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Kitbuilt single piston engine aircraft with moulded fibre glass on steel frame. Includes the variants Lightening XS (higher-powered) and LS-1 (LSA).

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built, Kit-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston

Application

Sport, Ultralight

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

2-axis

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Low

Planform

Straight

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Tail

Conventional

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Arion Lightning	2009 / 2006		Two-person side by side light sport recreational aircraft designed for US Experimental/LSA categories, includes LS-1, and Lightening XS.

Airframer

Arion Aircraft, LLC

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