PRIVATE AEROSPACE

Capturing the Essence of Flight, Stavatti General Aviation will produce private aircraft that are practical, economical, inherently safe and fun to fly. A legacy division of Stavatti Corporation, the General Aviation Enterprise is responsible for designing, developing, prototyping, testing, certifying, manufacturing and supporting general aviation lightplanes, as well as business and executive aircraft.

Concentrating upon single and multi-engine, piston and turbine powered aircraft for one to twenty five passengers, the general aviation enterprise will build FAA FAR 23 and FAR 25 type and production certified Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, Commuter and Transport category airplanes. Satisfying a wide range of personal aircraft needs, Stavatti general aviation vehicle types include:

• Single Engine Landplanes
• Single Engine Seaplanes
• Multi-Engine Landplanes
• Multi-Engine Amphibians
• High Performance Sportplanes
• Light Sport Aircraft (LSAs)
• Very Light Jets (VLJs)
• Twin Turbofan Business Jets
• Twin Turbofan Global Jets
• Supersonic Business Jets
• Competition Aerobatic
• Competition Flight Performance/Reno Air Race
• Demilitarized Stavatti Combat Aircraft (Warbirds)

Producing fixed wing, manned general aviation aircraft, Stavatti lightplanes and personal aircraft will be marketed worldwide to private individuals, flight schools, air charter services, and private organizations/companies in-need of light aircraft. Concurrently certified to Canadian and European airworthiness standards, Stavatti lightplanes will be marketed worldwide.

HISTORY

Stavatti General Aviation began with a vision of creating amazing new aircraft that are affordable to the majority of private pilots. These amazing aircraft would benefit from advanced aerodynamic and structural practices to result in practical vehicles that are aesthetically appealing. Focusing upon affordability, these new aircraft would be economical in terms of initial acquisition cost, hourly operating cost and overall maintenance and support costs.

To achieve this vision, the General Aviation division of Stavatti Corporation was formed in 1994 with the intent of producing FAA certified general aviation sportplanes, passenger planes and high performance cargo aircraft. To launch Stavatti's general aviation business, the Sleek sportplane was selected to serve as the division core program.

First conceived by Christopher Beskar in 1992, the Sleek design evolved significantly from 1993 through 1995 when the aircraft design was transformed from a being Porsche engine powered homebuilt to a production oriented 150 hp certified aircraft engine powered FAR 23 sportplane. Of eloquent, three surface, configuration, the Sleek was defined by a high aspect ratio low wing, low aspect ratio canards and all moving slab style horizontal stabilizer mounted to twin vertical stabilizers. A two place tandem, retractable tricycle gear aircraft of pusher configuration, the original Sleek concept with a 150 hp powerplant was to be offered at a retail flyaway cost of $50,000 to $75,000.
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Between 1995 and 2005 the Sleek concept altered significantly. What began as a every-pilots sportplane forged the basis for the SM-27 Machete COIN series and in-so-doing, became a family of extremely capable lightplanes for the most discriminating financially capable aviator. By 2006 the new Sleek series included the Trace OE600A Superturbocharged V-8 powered SM-26S, the sport-turboprop SM-26T powered by the PT6A-67B rated to 1,200 SHP, the Williams International FJ44-4 powered SM-26J sportjet and the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A SM-47 Super Sleek. Offering a range of maximum level speeds from 275 Kts (SM-26S) through 0.95 Mach (SM-46), the Sleek concept grew from a $50,000 to a $1 to $3 million aircraft. By 2007, it became evident that the Sleek program had outgrown its market, with the aircraft program being canceled in favor of the promise of offering a demilitarized, FAA certified two seat tandem trainer variant of the turboprop Machete which would be made available to private pilots in limited quantities.

While the primary focus of Stavatti's General Aviation division between 1994 and 2005 rested with the Sleek, during that era Stavatti also engaged in the design of a wide variety of new private aircraft including the SM-20 twin turboprop amphibian STOL transport (design commenced 1995), the SM-25 quad turbofan amphibian executive transport (design commenced 1996), the SM-45 Aviara single engine 5 place lightplane (based on the 1990 CRB-9 Inspiration with redesign commencing in 2004) and the SM-62 twin engine turbofan 8-12 passenger executive transport (design commenced in 2004). Also performing pioneering design work in Light Sport Aircraft (LSAs) and VTOL Air Taxis, Stavatti's private aerospace work has been extremely prolific resulting in a family of aircraft scheduled for full-scale development, flight test, certification and production in accordance to a strategic plan.

In February 2005, Stavatti General Aviation evolved from being a division of Stavatti Corporation to a Sector Enterprise of the Aerospace Division of Stavatti Heavy Industries, Ltd. With this realignment, the private and corporate aerospace programs of Stavatti General Aviation went through a Critical Review. The product of this critical review was a reprioritization of Stavatti general aviation programs and the implementation of a new strategic plan.

Under the new General Aviation Enterprise, the core private aerospace program of Stavatti Aerospace is the five to six place SM-45 Aviara series of single engine reciprocating/single engine turbofan grand touring aircraft. The development and production of a series of twin turbofan 8-12 passenger executive transports with global reach, as well as a 12-16 passenger Supersonic Business Jet are additional programs of General Aviation. By the close of 2007, it was decided that Stavatti would conduct a complete redesign of the Sleek series to result in a compact, high performance aircraft which is independent of the Machete and more akin to the original Sleek concepts circa 1995, scheduled for introduction following the successful introduction of the Aviara.

FIRST GENERATION CORE PROGRAMS

First Generation private aerospace vehicles include fixed wing, general aviation aircraft. Benefiting from an advanced understanding of high performance alloy fabrication as well as the art of Graphite Reinforced Plastic (GRP) and Spectra Reinforced Plastic (SRP) composite construction techniques, Stavatti private aerospace applies structural expertise derived from military aerospace to create premium airframes. Advanced airframe structures are then combined with proven, certified powerplants, general aviation systems and integrated glass cockpits to result in vehicles of significant styling with qualified reliability.

Serving to champion three surface (wing-canard-empennage) aerodynamic configurations, First Generation aircraft include the pusher, retractable gear SM-45 Aviara series of high performance five place touring aircraft which serves as the core program of Stavatti General Aviation. Oriented towards receiving expedient FAA FAR 23 or FAR 25 type and production certification, all First Generation private aircraft are designed from the onset for production within a certified, factory environment.

Stavatti First Generation private aircraft are cost commensurate to similar aircraft within their class. Born of a marriage between military airframes and commercial integrated systems technology, First Generation private aircraft are aligned to set the standard for high performance, eloquence and style, addressing the desires to the top four to seven (4%-7%) percent of the active, certified pilot population.

SM-45 Aviara™ Five Place Performance Sportplane

Flight is a wondrous experience. Your personal aircraft exemplify it. The SM-45 Aviara™ is a distillation of those elements which render personal flight an enchantingly comfortable experience for even the passengers. It is an airplane created with a singular vision to deliver a performance driven flying machine which is as spacious, as sophisticated, as quiet and as alluring as a five seat luxury performance automobile. A four door, five seat touring plane, the SM-45 offers ample head-room, leg-room and an industry leading 65 inch wide cabin.

With a configuration born of the future, the SM-45 is of canard enhanced, joined-wing configuration incorporating a joined horizontal stabilizer and twin vertical stabilizers. Of original planform, the Aviara will benefit from advanced laminar airfoils incorporating double slotted Fowler flaps for superior low speed handling. With retractable landing gear and an aft mounted powerplant of pusher arrangement, the SM-45, will be produced in at least three models including a 350 hp TAE Centurion 4.0 turbodisel powered SM-45A, the 600 hp Trace OE600A superturbocharged V-8 powered SM-45S and the Williams FJ44 turbofan powered SM-45J. With all three models drawing air for radiator cooling or air-inlet mass-flow from a ventral pitot inlet, the SM-45 series accommodates piston, turboprop and turbofan configurations with unparalleled ease of installation.

Benefiting from a voluminous cabin, the SM-45 will have a interior commensurate to that of a Mercedes-Benz S-Class Sedan corresponding to a cabin width of 65 inches, a cabin height of 51 inches and cabin length of 146 inches. Affording ample leg and head-room, the aircraft will feature optional bench or bucket seats and an exterior/interior accessible luggage bay with approximately 50 cu ft capacity. To ensure ease of entry, the aircraft will offer four doors: a feature absolutely unique to this class of pressurized aircraft.

Offering liquid cabin heating, air conditioning, optional pressurization an aircraft deicing, the SM-45 will surround occupants in an acoustically engineered cabin to reduce noise to automotive cabin decibel standards. Offering dual controls, the SM-45 series will benefit from fully integrated glass cockpit featuring Garmin primary flight displays and integrated flight instrument system.

Presently under development by Stavatti Aerospace, the SM-45 series will be certified under FAA FAR 23. Production aircraft deliveries are anticipated to begin in 2011-2013. Flyaway cost of this aircraft will be commensurate to that of Cirrus SR-22/Cessna Colombia 350 series aircraft.