HAT LS2

LS2

Role  | Light aircraft
Manufacturer  | Hellenic Aeronautical Technologies
Designer  | Anastasios Makrykostas
First flight  | 23 May, 1997

HAT LS2 (designation standing for "Landplane, Single engine, 2-seater) is a light airplane developed by Hellenic Aeronautical Technologies (HAT), a small Greek manufacturer of aerospace components. Design started in 1990 followed by prototype construction. After a temporary delay of the program, first flight of prototype (SX-LS2) was made on May 23, 1997. Air-worthiness certificate was awarded on September 2, 1999. The plane is a light two-seater sporting airplane constructed of fiber-reinforced composites, designed for sale in the form of construction plans.

## Specifications (LS2)

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Capacity: 2 pax
* Length: 5.58 m (18 ft 4 in)
* Wingspan: 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
* Height: 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
* Wing area: 8 m2 (86 sq ft)
* Airfoil: root: NACA 64-415; tip: NACA 64-412[1]
* Empty weight: 307 kg (677 lb)
* Gross weight: 510 kg (1,124 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen 4-cylinderair-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 48 kW (64 hp)
* Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

* Maximum speed: 233 km/h (145 mph, 126 kn)
* Range: 1,046 km (650 mi, 565 nmi)
* Rate of climb: 3.35 m/s (659 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 66.8 kg/m2 (13.7 lb/sq ft)
* Power/mass: 0.0894 kW/kg (0.0544 hp/lb)

## References

1. ↑ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

## Further reading

* Jackson, Paul, ed (2003). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2002–03 (93rd ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2423-9.

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