Flight Design CT series

The Flight Design CT series, one of the first and most successful light sport aircraft in the United States: a German composite two-seater with a Rotax 912, a wide cabin and a ballistic parachute as standard, cruising at 115 knots on about four and a half gallons an hour. The CTSW (2005-08) is the short-wing version; the CTLS (2008-16) and fuel-injected CTLSi stretched the fuselage and revised the tail for easier landings.

The variants

MODEL	YEARS	ACTIVE	TAILFAX SCORE	WHAT CHANGED
CTSW	2005–2008	180	30.5/50	Short-wing CT, 2005-08
CTLS	2008–2016	142	27.6/50	Longer fuselage, revised tail, 2008-16

Family fleet, active

322

FAA registry

NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs

105.6

34 events over 322 active aircraft, pooled across the family

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