Texas Aircraft Manufacturing officially introduced its new single-engine, four-seat Stallion S-LSA model on Wednesday. The aircraft was designed in partnership with Texas Aircraft’s Brazil-based sister company, Industria Paulista de Aeronaves (INPAER). Texas Aircraft noted that it intends to have the model approved under the FAA’s recently proposed Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates (MOSAIC) regulations, which would amend existing rules to include larger, faster aircraft.
“This program has been in development for a long time, and we’re so very excited to introduce the Stallion S-LSA,” said Kyle Braga, Texas Aircraft North American sales representative. “While we anxiously await the FAA’s decision on the new LSA2023 requirements, the Stallion’s ASTM approval process has already begun in Brazil, and our current expectation is to begin the same process in the U.S. in early 2024.”
The Lycoming IO-360-powered Texas Aircraft Stallion S-LSA is expected to offer a top cruise speed of 135 knots, 1,144-NM range and full-flap stall speed of 52 knots. Flight testing of the first prototype, which was built at INPAER’s facility in Campinas Sal Paulo, Brazil, is currently underway with the initial goal of collecting flight data for design finalization. Texas Aircraft plans to display the Stallion for the first time at the 2024 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.
