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The Theiss Sportster is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Theiss Aviation of Salem, Ohio, introduced in 1998. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.〔Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 360. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1〕 ==Design and development== The aircraft features a biplane layout, a single-seat, open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The Sportster was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of . The aircraft has a standard empty weight of . It was intended to resemble biplane of the 1930s and mounts its upper wing not on cabane struts, but on a central pylon that has a tunnel to allow the pilot forward vision.〔 The aircraft is made with mixed construction, from aluminum, steel, wood and foam. Its span wings have a total wing area of . The cockpit width is .〔 The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot and baggage is .〔 The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 400 hours.〔 The company later turned its attention to produced unmanned aerial vehicles for the US Navy and no longer produces manned aircraft. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theiss Sportster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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