| Arion Lightning | |
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| Arion Lightning | |
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Arion Aircraft |
| Designer | Pete Krotje, Ben Krotje and Nick Otterback |
| Number built | 100 (2011) |
The Arion Lightning is a light-sport aircraft available as a kit aircraft or as a production Special LSA.[1]
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The Lightning was developed by Jabiru Aircraft designers Pete Krotje, Ben Krotje and Nick Otterback.[2]
Originally designed as a high speed, low wing composite aircraft for the Jabiru series of aircraft, the LS-1 was redesigned to meet American light-sport requirements by extending the wings to lower the stall speed and using a fixed pitch propeller.
In 2007 Earl Ferguson set a record for the quickest time for a flight from Savannah to San Diego in a piston engine land plane weighing between 1,102 and 2,205 pounds using this aircraft.[3]
Data from Arion Aircraft[4]
General characteristics
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