Glasair Sportsman 2+2
The Sportsman 2+2 is a four-seat, high-wing kit aircraft that Glasair Aviation developed after buying the rights to the smaller two-seat GlaStar in 2001, enlarging its cabin and payload while keeping the same removable-wing, folding-tail layout for easy trailering and storage. Builders can choose tricycle or tailwheel gear, and float or amphibious versions, making it unusually adaptable for a homebuilt design. Glasair's 'Two Weeks to Taxi' assisted-build program lets an owner complete the airframe under factory supervision in about fourteen days, a build model that has kept the Sportsman in active kit production long after many contemporaries disappeared.
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A four-seat high-wing homebuilt that keeps the GlaStar's removable wings and folding tail for easy trailering, built under Glasair's Two Weeks to Taxi program.
Specifications
| Length | 7 m (23 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 10.6 m (35 ft) |
| Height | 2.1 m (7 ft) |
| Persons on board | 4 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 1.1 t |
| Range | 720 NM (1,333 km) |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft (6,096 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 12,000 ft (3,658 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s) |
| Fuel capacity | 190 l |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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