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Evektor
Celebrates 50th Anniversary of it producing aircraft at Kunovice Evektor is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of two-seat training and touring aircraft. Aircraft manufacturer Evektor is marking the 50th anniversary of aircraft production at its plant at Kunovice in the Czech Republic. The history of Evektor-Aerotechnik began in 1970 when the Aerotechnik was established as a producer of GA aircraft. However, aircraft manufacturing at Kunovice dates back to 1936, when Avia established a manufacturing plant there; and the Czech aviation industry itself is over 100 years old.
EV-55 OUTBACK PRODUCTION
Aerotechnik produced almost 200 L-13 Vivat motor gliders, as well as repairing and overhauling “Zlin” and “L-60 Brigadýr” aircraft. In 1996 Aerotechnik was acquired by Evektor, a prominent design and engineering company with extensive activities in aviation and automotive industries. Evektor-Aerotechnik gradually developed into one of the leaders and biggest producers of light sport aircraft, with more than 1,400 delivered to 50 countries globally, and an estimated one million flight hours logged. The company claims its involvement in civilian as well as military GA programmes, “makes Evektor stand apart from other LSA manufacturers.”
LSA PIONEER
EV-55 OUTBACK
Since the second half of the 1990s, Evektor has been producing modern light sport aeroplanes for touring and flight training. The EV-97 Eurostar has been manufactured since 1997, with almost 1,000 delivered to date. The company states that “It has become one of the best proven advanced UL aircraft on the market.” During more than 20 years of production, Evektor has introduced ten design iterations of this model. In 1999 Evektor introduced the EV-97 VLA Harmony for pilot training. It gained Czech CAA JAR-VLA certification in 2003, and EASA certification in 2005. The Harmony became the basis for development of the Evektor SportStar — the first aircraft in the world to be type approved in the FAA’s new Light Sport Aircraft category. The SportStar has become a popular training aircraft in flight training organisations in the USA, Australia and other countries. In 2011 the company introduced the Harmony LSA, a further evolution of the SportStar, “with new tapered wing, longer fuselage, and enhanced comfort.”
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HARMONY LSA
The sixth generation of the SportStar, the SportStar RTC, received EASA type certification in 2012 and was one of the first three aircraft types to be certified under the newly established EASA CS-LSA rules. The SportStar RTC is derived from EASA VLA certified aircraft and offers benefits of the lower acquisition and operating costs of the CS-LSA category. It boasts a modern design; a robust metal airframe proven in flight school operations in the USA, Australia and EU countries; low operating costs; and outstanding flight characteristics, which together, according to Evektor, make the SportStar RTC “an excellent training platform for PPL, LAPL, single-engine CPL, night training and time-building in flight schools and air clubs.” The company says a spacious cabin, “best-in-class” useful load, range of 1,300 km, modern Garmin G3X touchscreen avionics, ballistic recovery system option, and night operation package, makes the aircraft “popular also for touring of private pilots.” In 2012, the Evektor SportStar SL gained type certification from China’s CAAC and the Evektor SportStar and its manufacturing facility became the first and (still) the only CAAC-certified aircraft type and aircraft manufacturer from the Czech Republic.
SPORTSTAR RTC OE-ASF
SPORTSTAR EPOS ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT 14 PISTON BUYER EUROPE APRIL 2020
Evektor says its long-term commitment to light sport aviation and research into new technologies for the reduction of operating costs, CO2 and noise has become the basis for the development of a new electric-powered twoseat aircraft. The Evektor SportStar EPOS, powered by a 50 kw / later 75 kw (100 hp) electric motor, made its first flight in March 2013, making it the first flying two seat electric light sport aircraft in the world. Evektor is also under EASA certification for a new generation twin-engine turboprop, the EV-55 Outback. This aircraft will transport between 9 and 14 passengers, or up to 1,770 kg of cargo, targeting utility aircraft market. The Outback is powered by two PT6A-21 engines (536 hp each) and its STOL characteristics enable operation from short runways, at high altitudes and in hot conditions, and can be operated from unpaved air strips. The aircraft has a big cabin and wide cargo doors for transportation of pallets, cabin can be flexibly modified from cargo to passenger version. The aircraft has low operating costs and compared to single engine utility aircraft the EV-55 Outback offers twin engine safety. T
AUSTRIA Sky Flight Academy +43 664 140 1758 office@sfa.aero
FRANCE / BELGIUM Aero4You (SportStar RTC) +33 (0)1 42 63 70 88 info@aero4you.com Avianor (EuroStar SLX / SL+) +33 672005940 info@avianor.fr
GERMANY Flugsportzentrum Bautzen +49 0357 83090346 info@flugsportzentrum-bautzen.de
ITALY Blu Baron srl +39 335 5244494 stecav@interfree.it
NETHERLANDS Cycloon Holland +31 6 141 18400 info@cycloonholland.nl
POLAND L-Z Zaparka +48 604 946 395 lz@lz.pl
SLOVENIA / CROATIA Cirrus ddo. +386 41 646 202 info@cirrus.si
SCANDINAVIA CFT Trading +46 705 689 050 cfttrading@telia.com
SPAIN / PORTUGAL Mydair SL +34 649 030 863 info@mydair.com
UNITED KINGDOM SportStar Aviation 07739 670 585 sportstaraviation@gmail.com V1 Flight Ltd. 07796 172 963 hal.colliver@gmail.com
NORTH / SOUTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA & ASIA see company website
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