Sportavia-Pützer RS 180 Sportsman

what is it?

The Sportavia-Pützer RS-180 Sportsman is a four-seat sport aircraft that was produced in Germany in the late 1970s. The aircraft is a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage. The pilot and passengers are seated in 2+2 configuration under a large bubble canopy.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 320 km/htop speed
• range 1,210 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,100 kgmax take-off weight
• built 18made in total

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 48 years ago, in 1978.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.5 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,210 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

spec sheet

first flight

1978

number built

18

role

sport aircraft

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Sportavia-Pützer

engines

1× Lycoming O-360-A3A

length

7.2 m

wingspan

10.5 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

1,100 kg

top speed

320 km/h

cruise speed

225 km/h

range

1,210 km

ceiling

5,400 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.