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AttributeFLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineRotax 912ULS
Horsepower100 hp
Fuelmogas-approved
Certification basisLSA
Production start2005
Production end2008
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed115 KTAS
Range700 nm
Service ceiling13,000 ft
Climb rate1,000 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)39 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,000 ft
Landing over 50 ft900 ft
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load660 lb
Full-fuel payload456 lb
Max takeoff weight1,320 lb
Empty weight660 lb
Usable fuel34 gal
Fuel burn at cruise5.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$55,000
Price, high$80,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$18,000
Overhaul cost, high$28,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time224
Active fleet180
Median year built2006.0
NTSB events, last 10 years17
Fatal events, last 10 years2
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years194.44
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active272.22
Ownership transfers, last 24 months61
Transfers per 100 active333.89
Airworthiness directives1
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record40.5 of 10
Severity54.3 of 10
Access69 of 10
Support77.5 of 10
Liquidity89 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)930.3 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 180 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 180 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 180 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 29.1 · 174 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 9.09.
  6. Access: class median 974.
  7. Support: class median 81.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.47.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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