CGS Aviation Hawk Arrow II
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The Hawk Arrow II is CGS Aviation's tandem two-seat version of Chuck Slusarczyk's Hawk, a strut-braced aluminium-tube and Dacron ultralight-style trainer built since 1992 with three-position flaps, 550 lb empty and 1,100 lb gross, an 80 hp Rotax 912 UL standard, and the factory's figures of 55-80 mph cruise, a 35-40 mph stall and 600-1,200 fpm.
It is bought as a docile, slow, cheap two-seater for training or local flying, and the bands in CGS's own figures tell the story: with a 50 hp two-stroke it is an ultralight that cruises at 50 mph, with a 912 it is a 70-mph aeroplane with 550 lb to carry. The Dacron covering and aluminium tube have finite lives in sun and weather, so hangarage and the sail's age matter more than hours, and a two-stroke example needs an owner who understands that engine's care. A kit-built Arrow II is amateur-built and owner-maintained with an A&P or repairman doing the condition inspection; a factory SLSA follows the manufacturer's rules. CGS remains in business and supports the type.
Variants of the CGS Hawk
- Hawk Arrow II · 1992 · 43 active · this page
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TAILFAX SCORE
Partial: 13.9 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)
Among 1–2 seat pistons (321 models)
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | — |
| Engine | Rotax 912 UL (80 hp standard; Rotax 582, Viking 90, Aero 1000 supported) |
| Horsepower | 80 hp |
| Fuel | — |
| Certification basis | amateur-built |
| Production start | 1992 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise (75 % power) | 48 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve) | — |
| Service ceiling | — |
| Climb rate | 600 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 35 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 550 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,100 lb |
| Empty weight | 550 lb |
| Usable fuel | — |
| Fuel burn at cruise | — |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | — |
|---|---|
| Price, high | — |
| Prices as of | — |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 73 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 43 |
| Median year built | 2007 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 23.26 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 23.26 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 5 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 11.63 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 43 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 43 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 43 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 9.3 of 103 |
| Support | 3.2 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 1.4 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | Partial: 13.9 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)6 |
- Accident record: class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
- Severity: class median 13.04.
- Access: class median 1,000.
- Support: class median 77.5.
- Liquidity: class median 20.
- 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. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 8 · scores Sep 30