Aerostar R40S Festival

The Aerostar R40S Festival is a Romanian made ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Aerostar of Bacău. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight, and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from aluminium sheet. Its 9.17 m span wing employs manually operated flaps. The standard engine is the 100 hp Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, driving a three-bladed Woodcomp propeller.

Variants

 * R40F
 * Initial ultralight model


 * R40FS
 * Improved model


 * R40S
 * Base model with dial instruments


 * R40S-GC
 * Version for IFR flight, with a Dynon Skyview glass cockpit

Operators
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 * Mozambique Air Force