what is it?
The Amax Sport 1700 is an Australian homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Amax Engineering of Donvale, Victoria. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit or in the form of plans for amateur construction.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10.1 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- Wingspan of 10.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
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- number built
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- role
- homebuilt aircraft
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- makers
- Amax Engineering
- engines
- 1× air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine
- length
- 6.1 m
- wingspan
- 10.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 590 kg
- top speed
- 185 km/h
- cruise speed
- 137 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,267 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16927470, Wikipedia: Amax Sport 1700 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.