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Light Sport Aircraft Definition

Definition

·        Maximum Take Off Weight

·        660 Lbs for Lighter-Than-Air Aircraft

·        1320 Lbs for Aircraft Not Intended For Operation on Water

·        1430 Lbs for Aircraft Intended For Operation on Water

·        Maximum Airspeed in Level Flight With a VH of 120 Knots

·        Maximum Never-Exceed Speed  VNE of 120 CAS for Glider

·        Maximum Stalling Speed of 45 Knots (no lift enhancing devices)

·        Maximum Seating of 2 Persons

·        A Single, Reciprocating Engine if Powered

·        A Fixed or Ground-Adjustable Propeller (Other than Glider)

·     A Fixed or Auto-feathering Propeller (Powered Glider)

·        Fixed-Pitch, Semi-Rigid, Teetering, Two-Blade Rotor System If Gyroplane

·        A Non-Pressurized Cabin, If Equipped With a Cabin

·        Fixed Landing Gear, Except For a Aircraft Intended For Operation On Water Or a Glider

·        Fixed Or Repositionable Landing Gear, On A Hull, For an Aircraft Intended For Operation On Water

·        Fixed Or Retractable Landing Gear For a Glider