Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair I / II / Super II-S
These figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ.
'GLASAIR' on a registration can be a 1980s Glasair I, a Glasair II or a stretched Super II-S, in fixed-tricycle, retractable or taildragger form, so establish which one first. All are Stoddard-Hamilton's two-seat side-by-side composite kit with a 23 ft wing and 160-200 hp Lycomings; the owners' association table puts a Super II-S FT with 180 hp at 183 knots at 75 percent, a 63 knot stall, 1,700 fpm and 1,258 nm, on 2,100 lb gross.
This is the fast two-seat kit of the 1980s and it still cruises with factory aeroplanes costing several times its price; the trade is a slippery airframe with light pitch forces and, on the pre-1990 aeroplanes, trim stability Kitplanes describes as marginal by certificated standards, so a transition with someone who knows the type is not optional. Every example is a builder's: engine from 160 to 200 hp, fixed-pitch or constant-speed, retractable gear with its own inspection burden or fixed gear without, tip extensions or not, and a composite structure whose quality depends on the shop it was laid up in and the climate it has lived in since. The published figures are the factory's reference columns and the individual aircraft's weight-and-balance and logbooks matter far more. Glasair Aviation still supports the line and the owners' association is active.
Variants of the Glasair I / II / Super II
- Glasair I / II / Super II-S · 1980 · 364 active · this page
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | — |
| Engine | Lycoming O-360 / IO-360 (160-200 hp fitted) |
| Horsepower | 180 hp |
| Fuel | — |
| Certification basis | amateur-built |
| Production start | 1980 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 183 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,258 nm |
| Service ceiling | — |
| Climb rate | 1,700 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 63 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 750 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,100 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,350 lb |
| Usable fuel | 48 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 9.2 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $55,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $250,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 589 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 364 |
| Median year built | 1995 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 22 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 4 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 60.441 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 54.952 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 61 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 16.763 |
| Airworthiness directives | 13 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 364 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 364 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 364 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 2.6 of 101 |
| Severity | 3.9 of 102 |
| Access | 5.6 of 103 |
| Support | 8.9 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 3.5 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | 24.5 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 7 · scores Sep 30