Warp 1 ultralight, Nova 1 ultralight aircraft from Star-Lite Engineering.
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Warp 1 & Nova 1 ultralight aircraft.
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Two years ago at Oshkosh I came across a sleek little design called the
Warp -1. The craft featured an all composite fuselage, and wings in a pusher
configuration.
The pilot sat in a little bubble cockpit, with the engine behind and above
him, with the wings located at eye level on the fighter plane like fuselage. |
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At that show it was still in it's design stages. This year the Star-Lite people showed up
at Lakeland with the Warp 1 and their new single seat open air model called the Nova 
1.
I was looking forward to getting some video footage of the Warp 1 flying but unfortunately
the craft had an engine failure on its first take off and the pilot, stalled the
craft at low altitude and spun into the ground, and was killed.Reports I got before
leaving the show was that the craft had about 40 hours on it prior to the accident, and
that the engine failure was caused by water in the fuel system.
 The Nova 1 did not fly at the
show but it did catch a lot of eyes in the companies static display. The craft features
all composite construction, in an open air configuration.
The craft is designed around the U.S. part 103 legal ultralight, with its weight coming in
at just under 254 lbs. It cruises along at 45/50 mph with a climb rate of about 500 feet a
minute using a little Zenoah engine. The company estimated building times to be in the 50
to 60 hour range.
For more information contact
Star-Lite Engineering, Ltd.
11509 Diamond Mill Road
Englewood, OH 45322 U.S.A.
1-937-836-9228 |
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