The next type of sport aircraft to be registered in New Zealand was the Hornet STOL.
Australian Aircraft Kits of Taree, NSW introduced the Hornet STOL in 2004, for use in the Australian outback including cattle mustering but it gives good STOL performance that is useful in New Zealand in a quite crowded STOL market. The aircraft was designed by Ole Hartmann and the company has gone on to develop the aircraft with a tandem version (the Hornet Cub), a heavier and higher powered version (the Bushman) and a stripped down version (the Flamingo).
The Hornet STOL is a conventional all aluminium side by side taildragger with a steel cockpit/ engine mount frame. It has a strut braced high wing and can be supplied as a kit or a complete ready to fly aircraft.
The specs for the aircraft are: length 6.8 metres (22 feet 7 inches), wingspan 8.9 metres (29 feet 2 inches) and wing area 128 square feet. Empty weight is around 330 Kg (728 pounds) and MAUW in New Zealand is 544 Kg (1,200 pounds) from a Class 2 microlight although it can be registered as a LSA with a MAUW of 600 Kg (1,323 pounds). With a 100 HP Rotax 912 ULS engine cruise speed is around 87 mph while the stall speed is around 33 mph.
We have had two Australian Aircraft Kits Hornets in New Zealand to date, as follows:
Our first Hornet STOL was ZK-JCM2 (c/n 023) which was registered to J C (Jock) Montgomery of Christchurch on 24/6/09. As can be seen in the above photo it has trailing link mainwheels (like a Wilga) that is the standard set up from the factory. The aircraft was test flown in Australia and is powered by a Rotax 914 engine. It was sold to Ian D Galloway of Wanaka on 5/4/12 and is photo'd above at Pukaki on 22/9/12.
Our next Hornet STOL was ZK-CCM2 (c/n H025) which was registered to James R Loughnan of Wanaka on 28/1/15. The fuselage and tailplane were started in Australia and the wings were built by Ivan Campbell at Loburn Abbey. It has a Rotax 912iS with a constant speed propeller. It has a different sprung leg undercarriage. It is photo'd above at the 2018 Wings Over Wanaka airshow, on 30/3/18.
Australian Aircraft Kits of Taree, NSW introduced the Hornet STOL in 2004, for use in the Australian outback including cattle mustering but it gives good STOL performance that is useful in New Zealand in a quite crowded STOL market. The aircraft was designed by Ole Hartmann and the company has gone on to develop the aircraft with a tandem version (the Hornet Cub), a heavier and higher powered version (the Bushman) and a stripped down version (the Flamingo).
The Hornet STOL is a conventional all aluminium side by side taildragger with a steel cockpit/ engine mount frame. It has a strut braced high wing and can be supplied as a kit or a complete ready to fly aircraft.
The specs for the aircraft are: length 6.8 metres (22 feet 7 inches), wingspan 8.9 metres (29 feet 2 inches) and wing area 128 square feet. Empty weight is around 330 Kg (728 pounds) and MAUW in New Zealand is 544 Kg (1,200 pounds) from a Class 2 microlight although it can be registered as a LSA with a MAUW of 600 Kg (1,323 pounds). With a 100 HP Rotax 912 ULS engine cruise speed is around 87 mph while the stall speed is around 33 mph.
We have had two Australian Aircraft Kits Hornets in New Zealand to date, as follows:
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