Nexaer LS1
{{Short description|American light-sport aircraft}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
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The Nexaer LS1 is an American light-sport aircraft, under development by Nexaer of Peyton, Colorado, first flown on 16 October 2006. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 66. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X{{cite web|author=30dps |url=http://www.nexaer.com/news/Index.cfm?Entity=7&Department=7&This_TopicOrder=2&This_SubtopicOrder=1 |title=news | First Flight |publisher=Nexaer |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09}}
Design and development
The LS1 was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The LS1 has a distinctively curved fuselage.
The aircraft is made from composites. Its {{convert|29.5|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing has an area of {{convert|124|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and for simplicity has no flaps. Standard engines available are the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS, {{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Jabiru 2200, {{convert|120|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Jabiru 3300, {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Continental O-200 and the {{convert|108|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-235 four-stroke powerplants. The cockpit is {{convert|54|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} in width.
Specifications (LS1)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.nexaer.com/}}