The airplane’s cabin is a surprising 46.5 inches across, wider than most other four-seat singles, much less two-seat sport planes. The Eurostar, Evektor’s European version of essentially the same airplane, has been selling overseas in 30 countries for years, and there’s a fleet of nearly 500 airplanes already in the air. Unlike many of the others, however, the airplane has the distinction of having been the first LSA certified in the United States. Like all the other LSAs, the SportStar mounts two seats and is restricted to 137 mph. Gross sales in 2004 topped $50 million, and the company has some 450 employees. A product of the Czech Republic’s largest aircraft manufacturer, Evektor-Aerotechnik of Kunovice, the SportStar is one of many products from a company with a prestigious international client list-Boeing, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Let Aircraft and others.Įvektor was established more than 35 years ago, specifically to build motorgliders and autogyros, and the company’s fortunes have since expanded to include production of a variety of aerospace components. The category is called light-sport aircraft, and one look at the Evektor SportStar suggests that it practically defines the type.
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