The Steel Breeze is intended as a light-sport aircraft compliant design. It features a parachute-style high-wing, two seats in tandem accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration. Engines available include the 500NaN0 Rotax 503, the 640NaN0 liquid-cooled Rotax 582, the 700NaN0 Hirth 3503 two-strokes and the four-stroke 600NaN0 HKS 700E.[2]
The Steel Breeze's airframe is built from 1.50NaN0 TIG-welded, powder coated 4130 steel tubing. The standard rectangular Mustang S-500 canopy has an area of 500square feet and is attached at four points to increase stability. The Mustang S-500 allows a gross weight of 8500NaN0. Optional canopies include the rectangular Mustang S-550 which allows a gross weight of 9500NaN0 and the elliptical Thunderbolt E-340 which allows a gross weight of 9000NaN0. In-flight steering is accomplished via foot pedals that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. On the ground the aircraft has nosewheel steering controlled by a butterfly steering wheel and the main landing gear incorporates bungee suspension.
As of August 2012, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.[3]