Shark Aero Shark
The Shark is a fast, low-wing tandem-seat light-sport aircraft built by Shark.Aero in Senica, Slovakia, first flown on 19 August 2009. Its carbon-fibre airframe and retractable gear give it a cruise speed near 290 km/h on a 100 hp Rotax 912, brisk for a two-seat LSA, while still needing only about 190 metres to take off. The type gained wider recognition in 2021 to 2022 when 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford flew a Shark UL solo around the world, becoming the youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe and the first woman to do so in a microlight aircraft.
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Did you know?
The Shark is the microlight that circled the globe solo in 2022, a carbon tandem LSA so quick it blurs the line with sport planes.
Specifications
| Length | 6.7 m (22 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 7.9 m (26 ft) |
| Height | 2.5 m (8 ft) |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 0.5 t |
| Rate of climb | 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s) |
| Fuel capacity | 100 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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