Nexaer LS1
The Nexaer LS1 is an American light-sport aircraft, under development by Nexaer of Peyton, Colorado, first flown on 16 October 2006. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
Design and development
The LS1 was designed to comply with the 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. The LS1 has a distinctively curved fuselage.The aircraft is made from composites. Its span wing has an area of and for simplicity has no flaps. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912ULS, Jabiru 2200, Jabiru 3300, Continental O-200 and the Lycoming O-235 four-stroke powerplants. The cockpit is in width.