www.ultralightf... - Kolb FireFly single seat ultralight and Kolb Firestar and Firestar SS experimental two seat aircraft are produced by the Kolb Aircraft Company of Kentucky. They FireFly can be purchased in kit or ready for fly form while the Firestar and Firestar SS are experimental amateurbuilt aircraft available only in kit form. They feature a forwarded welded steel airframe, connected to an aluminum tube boom tube and rivet together aluminum tail fin, and horizontal stabilizer covered in standard aircraft fabric covering material.
The Kolb Firefly ultralight aircraft was originally designed to fall under the U.S. Part 103 Ultralight regulations. Meaning it has a maximum weight of 254 lbs. is limited to five gallons of fuel, has a stall speed of 24 knots or less, and a maximum speed of 55 knots. In the U.S. a pilot does not require a medical or pilots license to fly the FireFly.
Kolb FireFly and Firestar are open-cockpit, strut braced, high wing aircraft in a pusher configuration. This ultralight version of the Kolb FireFly was introduced in 1993. The original FireFly was availalbe in a taildragger configuration, but a tri-gear version has now been introduced. All of the Kolb Aircraft have folding wings. All of the Kolb line of ultralight and experimental amateurbuilt aircraft feature standard stick and rudder controls, with left hand throttle and a center mounted stick.
The Firestar SS has a minimum speed of 30 knots, with a cruise speed of 61 knots. The takeoff distance over a 50 foot obstacle is 250 feet, and the landing distance is 300 feet. Empty, it weighs approximately 325 lbs, and the maximum takeoff weight is 725 lbs. The Rotax 582 engine that powers the Firestar SS is a 65 hp, in-line two cylinder, two-stroke engine. It is made by the Austrian company BRP Rotax GmbH & Co.
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