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Overview
The extreme-STOL two-seater: self-deploying leading-edge slats, big fowler flaps, 12-in-travel hydraulic struts and 29-inch tires — designed to drop into inclined clearings. Cruise 100 mph, flaps-stall 32 mph.
Pros
- ✓ Arguably the most capable backcountry kit STOL
- ✓ 950-lb useful load under MOSAIC-enlarged limits
- ✓ Hydraulic shock landing gear (+4g landing)
Cons
- ✗ Slow cruise (100 mph)
- ✗ Tailwheel + tundra tires = ground-loop training
Full specification
Identity
| Manufacturer | Just Aircraft (United States) |
| Status | In production |
| First flight | 2012 |
Classification
| Class | Light-Sport |
| Build form | Kit |
| Part 103 eligible | No |
| LSA eligible | Yes |
| Materials | composites fuselage; aluminum slatted wing |
| Gear | taildragger w/ 29″ tundra tires |
| Mission | stol-bush |
Capacity
| Seats | 2 (side-by-side) |
| Engine options | Rotax 912 ULS (100 hp) · 914 (turbo) · 915 iS |
| Power | 100–141 hp |
| Fuel type | mogas/100LL |
Performance
| Cruise | 100 mph |
| Stall | 32 mph |
| Vne | 130 mph |
| Range | 430 sm |
| Climb | 1,800 fpm |
| Ceiling | 15,000 ft |
| Takeoff dist. | 400 ft |
| Landing dist. | 250 ft |
Weights
| Useful load | 950 lb |
| Gross weight | 1,750 lb |
| Empty weight | 737 lb |
Dimensions
| Wingspan | 31.25 ft |
| Length | 19 ft |
| Height | 7.42 ft |
| Wing area | 147 sq ft |
| Cabin width | — |
| Rotor (gyro/trike) | — |
Economics
| Kit price (base) | $41,700 |
| Kit price (complete) | — |
| Plans price | — |
| Est. finished cost | $120,000 |
Compiled from: justaircraft.com specification + SuperSTOL pages · price sheet ($41,700) — verify current kit pricing with the manufacturer.
Notable variants
- SuperSTOL XL (longer fuselage)
- Highlander / Highlander XL (slats-less siblings)
FAQ
- How short can it really land?
- 150 feet of runway in factory trials; the 40-flaps stall sits at 32 mph.