Aerostar R40S Festival explained

The Aerostar R40S Festival is a Romanian made ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Aerostar of Bacău. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.^[1] ^[2]

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight, and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.^[2] ^[3]

The aircraft is made from aluminium sheet. Its 9.171NaN1 span wing employs manually operated flaps. The standard engine is the 1000NaN0 Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, driving a three-bladed Woodcomp propeller.^[2] ^[4]

Variants

R40F

Initial ultralight model

R40FS

Improved model

R40S

Base model with dial instruments

R40S-GC

Version for IFR flight, with a Dynon Skyview glass cockpit

Operators

Mozambique Air Force^[5]

Notes and References

Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12, page 22. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16, page 20. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
Web site: EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft. 17 April 2012. Experimental Aircraft Association. Experimental Aircraft Association. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228070151/http://sportpilot.org/learn/slsa. 2014-02-28. dead.
Web site: Festival R40S – Light Sport Aircraft . 24 April 2012 . Aerostar . Aerostar . n.d. .
Isby. David C.. Willis. David. Mozambique Rebuilding its Air Force. Air International. December 2013. 85. 6. 26. 0306-5634.