The V-STOL Solution is an American

ultralight aircraft Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...

that was designed by Dick Turner in 1998 and produced by

V-STOL Aircraft V-STOL Aircraft Corporation (sometimes written VSTOL Aircraft Corporation) was an aircraft manufacturer based in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. The company was owned by Venezuela STOL Aircraft C.A. and specialized in the design and manufactur ...

. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page E-37 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001.

Design and development

The design goal of the Solution was to produce a legal US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles regulations compliant single seat ultralight that could be easily converted to a two-seater with the addition of a second seat and a larger engine. FAR Part 103 specifies a maximum empty weight of and the Solution has a standard empty weight of . It features a cable-braced high-wing, a single-seat, open cockpit, conventional landing gear and a single engine in

pusher configuration In an aircraft with a pusher configuration (as opposed to a tractor configuration), the propeller(s) are mounted behind their respective engine(s). Since a pusher propeller is mounted behind the engine, the drive shaft is in compression in nor ...

. The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with the flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its span wing has a wing area of , which is large enough to support a second person. The second seat would be installed behind the first, in tandem, and could be optionally equipped with dual controls. The pilot is accommodated on an open seat and has conventional three-axis controls in the form of a centre stick and rudder pedals. The standard engine provided for single seat flying was the single cylinder two-stroke Rotax 277 of , while larger engines could be installed for two-seat operations. V-STOL Aircraft had the design on the market for only a short period before the company went out of business. Assembly time from the kit is estimated at 50 hours.

Specifications (Solution single-seat)

References

{{V-STOL Aircraft Solution 1990s United States ultralight aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft