Photograph:
The prototype Armourkraft Stollite 2 19-3218 (c/n AAK-003) at The Oaks, NSW (David C Eyre)
Country of origin:
Australia
Description:
Single-seat light amateur-built sport monoplane
Power Plant:
One 37 kw (50 hp) Rotax 503 two-cylinder, two-stroke, fan-cooled engine with electronic ignition
Specifications:
- Wingspan: 8.8 m (29 ft)
- Length: 5.5 m (18 ft)
- Height: 1.9 m (6 ft 5 in)
- Max speed: 148 km/h (92 mph)
- Cruising speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)
- Stalling speed full flap: 46 km/h (29 mph)
- Stalling speed clean: 59 km/h (37 mph)
- Empty weight: 178 kg (390 kg)
- Loaded weight: 300 kg (660 lb)
History:
The Armourkraft Stollite was designed and built at Bankstown, NSW, by Arthur Armour. The prototype (10-3218) was basically designed to look like a scaled down Cessna Birdog / Hughes Lightwing, and used some parts from a Winton Super Cricket, which the designer had previously constructed. Having taught sheet-metal repairs and rebuilds whilst serving in the RAAF, Mr Armour designed the aircraft whilst working for Aerial Agriculture. He has been involved in the design and construction of a number of aircraft, as well as building kit aircraft
Using the Super Cricket wings, the Stollite was of all-metal construction using typical aeronautical practices, with the exception of moulded fibreglass wing ribs, and had folding wings for easy storage. The tailwheel undercarriage was of the cantilever type using rubber blocks in compression for suspension, along with large diameter, narrow-profile tyres for rough terrain.
The aircraft took three years to construct and was registered on 3 December 2002 under RAA Regulations as a Stollite 2 19-3218 (c/n AK-003). In later times it has been based at The Oaks in Sydney, NSW.