| Stolp Starduster Too SA 300 | |
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| Straduster Too | |
| Role | Sport biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Stolp Starduster Corporation |
| Designer | Lou Stolp |
| Unit cost | $15,000 kit price in 2010 |
| Developed from | Stolp Starduster |
The Stolp Starduster Too SA300 is a two seat, conventional landing gear equipped homebuilt biplane. Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co currently holds rights to sell plans for the aircraft.
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The Starduster Too was developed to be a economical two seat sport biplane. The airplane is designed to plus 6 or minus 6 G loading. It was not intended for use in aerobatic competition, but it can perform basic aerobatics.[1]
The fuselage is made of 4130 steel tubing with fabric covering. The spars are made of spruce wood with plywood wooden wing ribs. The base engine is a Lycoming O-360 180 hp (134 kW) engine, but alternative examples have been built using the Lycoming IO-540, Ranger, Ford V-8 and V-6, Continental, Jacobs, and even Pratt & Whitney R-985 engines.[2]
The Starduster Too is a popular biplane homebuilt design. There are several with over 2500 hours of flight time, and one with over 5000 hours.[1]
The Stolp Acroduster I, and Stolp Acroduster II, were the follow on models to the Starduster. They were scaled down 10 percent, and stressed to 9g. The first example was registered as a Schrack-Stolp Super Starduster Too.[3]
One example of a Starduster Too was modified with retractable gear and a sliding canopy. The aircraft named "Samsong" was able to cruise at 150 mph, and had a 830 mile range with 45 gallons of fuel using modified gear legs from a Cessna 140[4]
Data from Aircraft Spruce[1]
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