AeroLites AeroMaster AG explained

The AeroLites AeroMaster AG is an American homebuilt agricultural aircraft, designed and produced by AeroLites of Welsh, Louisiana. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.^{[1] [2]}

Design and development

The AeroMaster AG features a strut-braced mid-wing, a single-seat open cockpit with a windshield, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded 4130 steel tubing, while the wing is bolted-together aluminum, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth envelopes. Its 28.71NaN1 span wing has a wing area of 146square feet. The recommended power range is 50to and the standard engine used is the 640NaN0 Rotax 582 powerplant.

The aerial application system is a SprayMiser CDA Ag system with a chemical tank.

The aircraft has an empty weight of 450lb and a gross weight of 975lb, giving a useful load of 525lb. With full fuel of the payload is 465lb.

The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as 170 hours.

Operational history

By 1998 the company reported that six kits had been sold and four aircraft were flying.

In November 2013 three examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 100. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
2. Web site: AEROLITES AEROMASTER AG . All the World's Aircraft . 20 July 2024.
3. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 26 November 2013. Federal Aviation Administration. 26 November 2013.