The Saberwing features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear or optionally tricycle landing gear, with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from a composite-foam sandwich with the wing spars and wing ribs made from a wood-composite sandwich. The design has been optimized for a low parts-count to simplify construction. Its 261NaN1 span wing, has an area of 92square feet and mounts flaps. The cabin is 430NaN0 in width. The standard engine used is the in-house developed 1000NaN0 Spyder Corvair automotive conversion four-stroke powerplant.[1] [2]
The manufacturer estimates that building the aircraft from the supplied kit requires 500-1,000 hours of labor at a total completion cost of US$40,000-50,000.[1] [3] [4]
Reviewers Roy Beisswenger and Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "sleek" and "elegant".[1]
By September 2020, four examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.[5]
