HONDO, Texas — Texas Aircraft Manufacturing has partnered with its sister company in Brazil, INPAER, to introduce the four-place Stallion.
Powered by a 200-hp Lycoming engine, the four-place Stallion is designed to fall under the new Light-Sport Aircraft rules the FAA is currently working on, according to company officials.
“While we anxiously await the FAA’s decision on the new LSA 2023 requirements, the Stallion’s ASTM approval process has already begun in Brazil, and our current expectation is to begin the same process in the U.S. in early 2024,” said Kyle Braga, North American Sales for Texas Aircraft Manufacturing.
Company officials noted the new aircraft is designed to “bring all the performance and efficiency of an S-LSA to the four-place personal and flight training markets” for pilots “who need the extra two seats but want the affordability of an S-LSA.”
Braga added the first prototype Stallion S-LSA was built at the INPAER (Industria Paulista de Aeronaves) facility in Campinas Sal Paulo, Brazil, and is undergoing flight testing in preparation for design finalization and eventually earning FAA approval.
Texas Aircraft Stallion Preliminary Specifications*:
- Maximum Cruise Speed: 135 knots
- Best Economy Cruise Speed: 120 knots
- Stall Speed Clean: 58 knots
- Stall Speed Full Flaps: 52 knots
- Maximum Range: 1,144 nautical miles at Best Economy Cruise
*All specifications are preliminary and subject to change without notice.
For more information: TexasAircraft.com
All I can say is good luck with that.
FAAj has stretched the supposed rule changes that 85% of are dead or to infirmed to participate in the new LSA Mosaic that l barely see a 10 % boost in GA.
Low stall implies a thick wing and lower cruise speed. There is no free lunch. What is the purchase price? What are the materials used in construction? Composite? Aluminum? Wood? Hybrid? Will the engine run on Jet-A, Diesel, or Mogas?
I recall in the Mosaic NPRM just released the clean stall speed was 54 kts. Landing configuration stall speed was not mentioned.
This evens the playing field for designs without flaps.