Spring WS202 Sprint

The Spring WS202 Sprint was a Canadian homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by William J. Spring of Burlington, Ontario, introduced in 1996. The aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.

Design and development
The WS202 Sprint featured a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft was made from sheet aluminum. Its 27.0 ft span wing, mounted flaps and had a wing area of 130 sqft. The cabin width was 45 in. The design power range was 65 to 100 hp and the engine used in the prototype was a 65 hp Subaru EA81 automotive conversion powerplant.

The aircraft was designed to be constructed from plans and emphasized economy. The designer claimed it could be constructed for US$5000 in 1996, including a second hand Subaru engine. It was designed to be easy to convert between tricycle and conventional landing gear.

The aircraft had a typical empty weight of 670 lb and a gross weight of 1150 lb, giving a useful load of 480 lb. With full fuel of 14 u.s.gal the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage was 396 lb.

The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off and landing roll with a 65 hp engine was 500 ft.

The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied plans as 1500 hours.

Operational history
The prototype was displayed at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1996.

By 1998 the designer reported that one aircraft had been completed and was flying.

In April 2015 one example had been registered with Transport Canada to the designer, William J. Spring, although its registration was cancelled on 13 February 2013. It is unlikely that the aircraft exists any more.