Evektor SportStar
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Evektor SportStar is the Czech all-metal low-wing two-seater that became the first aircraft approved as a special light-sport aircraft in the United States in 2005: 681 lb empty, 1,323 lb gross, a Rotax 912ULS, 31 gallons usable, and Jane's figures of 110 knots at 75%, 700 nm and 1,020 fpm; the SL, Plus and Max are successive versions and the Harmony its successor.
The SportStar is a flight-school aeroplane first - forgiving handling, a wide cabin, a strong record - and that is also its market: most are high-time trainers, so hours, nosewheel and gear-leg history, and how the school maintained the Rotax matter more than the model year. Useful load at the 1,323 lb limit is about 640 lb, which with 31 gallons aboard leaves roughly 450 lb for two people, a typical light-sport compromise. As an S-LSA it is maintained to Evektor's manual by an A&P or LSA repairman and factory service bulletins apply; the Czech factory remains in business and supports the type through US dealers. It is not fast and it is not a bush plane, but it is one of the easier light-sport aircraft to insure and to find instruction in.
Variants of the Evektor SportStar
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | — |
| Engine | Rotax 912ULS (98.6 hp) |
| Horsepower | 100 hp |
| Fuel | — |
| Certification basis | LSA |
| Production start | — |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 110 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 700 nm |
| Service ceiling | 15,490 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,020 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | — |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 642 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,323 lb |
| Empty weight | 681 lb |
| Usable fuel | 31 gal |
| 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 | 114 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 79 |
| Median year built | 2007 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 7 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 88.61 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 50.63 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 18 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 22.78 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 1 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 79 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 79 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 79 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 0.2 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)1 |
| Severity | 5.6 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)2 |
| Access | 8.8 of 103 |
| Support | 5.1 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 6.5 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | 26.2 out of 506 |
- 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 6 · scores Sep 30