Sportplane

Capturing the Essence of Flight, Stavatti General Aviation will produce private aircraft that are practical, economical, inherently safe and fun to fly. The General Aviation Enterprise is responsible for designing, developing, prototyping, testing, certifying, manufacturing and supporting general aviation lightplanes, as well as business and executive aircraft.

The SM-150 is a Sport Aircraft intended to revolutionize general aviation and introduce flying to an entirely new segment of the population. An innovative, all-metal aircraft, the SM-150 combines metal sandwich construction with advanced styling, a next generation powerplant and an intuitive all-glass panel to result in the first mass produced every man’s airplane since the J-3 Cub. Offering a maximum level speed of 137 ktas, an MTOW of 1,600 lbs, and a useful load of 575 lbs, the fixed gear, single engine standard production SM-150 Sport Aircraft will be powered by a single 100 hp/74.6 kW class powerplant driving a pusher propeller. A variety of powerplant options will be offered including turbocharged aerodiesel, electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen.

Envisioned as a 23rd Century J-3 Cub the mission of the SM-150 is to invigorate General Aviation with an aircraft of Star Wars Feel. Composed of advanced alloys, the SM-150 will be an extremely light-weight aircraft with a large area, Fowler flapped wing for superior short field performance. The SM-150 will be equipped with a ballistic recovery parachute for emergency landing. The SM-150 may also be made available with AI flight assist and self-flight capability. Offering a spacious cabin and high-visibility canopy, the SM-150 will be produced as both a MOSAIC Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) as well as a FAR Part 23 type certified and have an extremely competitive per unit base price. The SM-150 will also be available in additional models including a retractable gear high performance variant as well as a VTOL Personal Air Vehicle (PAV).

The vision of Stavatti General Aviation is to produce amazing new affordable aircraft. To realize this vision, Stavatti has adopted a policy of transferring advanced military aircraft technology and manufacturing techniques to general aviation, including aluminum lithium construction, Power-By-Wire flight control systems, and integrated adaptive avionics, resulting in spinoff technologies and major paradigm shifts. Stavatti received a design patent for the SM-150 on 5 July 2016.