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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SportCruiser (5265715623): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. SportCruiser (6215476712): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The CSA SportCruiser is a two-seat, single engine, tricycle undercarriage, fixed-wing aircraft that was introduced in 2006 by Czech Aircraft Works (CZAW), now named Czech Sport Aircraft. In January 2010, the SportCruiser was added to the Piper Aircraft line as the PiperSport under a licensing agreement with Czech Sport Aircraft. This arrangement was terminated one year later in January 2011.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 8.6 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
- First flew 21 years ago, in 2005.
- Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2005
- introduced
- 2006
- number built
- 400
- role
- ultralight aircraft, light sport aircraft
- makers
- Czech Sport Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Rotax 912 ULS2
- length
- 6.6 m
- wingspan
- 8.6 m
- height
- 2.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 600 kg
- top speed
- 220 km/h
- cruise speed
- 172 km/h
- range
- 953 km
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q772639, Wikipedia: CZAW SportCruiser (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.