New Light Sport Aircraft

“The Zephyr is an incredible aircraft. It has the take-off, landing, and climb performance of a Super Cub/Husky, the cruise performance similar to a Skylane, the operating costs of a Toyota Camry, and a new purchase price less than a 25 year old Cessna 172! Due to the slow stall speed, excellent glide ratio, state of the art carbon fiber construction, and the Ballistic Recovery System, the Zephyr may very well be the safest aircraft on the market.”

Zephyr vs. Other Vehicles

Zephyr

Super Cub

C-182

Katana

Toyota Camry

Maximum Cruise (mph)

155

130

164

135

Take-off and Landing Roll (feet)

200 to 400

200 to 350

540 to 795

748 to 1120

Not Recommended

Stall Speed

36 knots

37 knots

46 knots

37 knots

Rate of climb (fpm)

1180

960

924

680

N/A

Range (nautical miles)

700

400

813

540

450

Glide Ratio

16:1

9:1

8:1

1:1

Gross Take-off weight

1200 lbs.

1750 lbs.

3100 lbs.

1609 lbs.

Not Recommended

Useful load

620lbs

750lbs

1200lbs

500lbs

A Lot!

Fuel Capacity

22 Gallons

36 gallons

88 gallons

20 gallons

18 gallons

Power Plant

100 hp

150 hp

230 hp

80 hp

192 hp

Service ceiling

18,000 ft.

17,500 ft.

18,100 ft.

14,000 ft.

Yes

Ballistic Recovery System

Standard

N/A

Air Bags

Cost for 700 mile trip

$72.00

$133.00

$168.00

$100.00

$70.00

Time to travel 700 miles (max cruise less than 10%)

5 hr.

6.5 hr.

4.66 hr.

6.5 hr.

11.5 hr.

Miles per gallon

30 mpg

16 mpg

13 mpg

27 mpg

30 mpg

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