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SkyReach BushCat

1 model · 58 on the US register today

The SkyReach BushCat is a South African two-seat high-wing light-sport aircraft developed from the Rainbow Cheetah: a bolted aluminium-tube airframe under pre-sewn Dacron covering with a 31 ft 6 in wing and a Rotax 912ULS, 705 lb empty and 1,235 lb gross, with published figures of 76 knots cruise, a 34-knot stall, 1,200 fpm and 580 nm.

The variants

MODELYEARSACTIVETAILFAX SCOREWHAT CHANGED
BushCat—58Partial 15.2/30The original
Family fleet, active
58
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
51.7
3 events over 58 active aircraft, pooled across the family

Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30

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