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Firestar I
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Firestar KXP
Ben Ransom
bransom@ucdavis.edu
Davis, California, United States
100%, First flight Mar 95, 140 hrs TTSN
Rotax 447, In-flight adj. mix., Warp Drive "almost constant speed" prop
N/A, Ultralight
600-700 hours build time. Web Page: http://mae.engr.ucdavis.edu/~ransom
  Updated 27 Dec 97

Firestar II / Twinstar
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Twinstar
Del Armstrong, Rick Lafford
dela@ceas.rochester.edu, lafford@clpd.Kodak.com
Rochester, New York, United States
100%, 80 hours flown
Rotax 503
N93RD
  Posted (Date Unknown)
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Firestar II
Keith Kent
keith@sierra.net
Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States
100%
Rotax 503 DC
N14ZEN
My fourth Ultralight, 24 years in the sport. This is a custom variation on the Firestar II. Sheeted leading edge on wings, added dihedral, smooth curves on all corners, "s shaped" curve on vertical stabilizer. About 750 hours to build. Finished 7/98. Many other custom features. See pictures at http://www.homebuilt.org/aircraft/kent/kent.html.
  Updated 05 Mar 99
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Firestar II
Larry McConnell
MStudio828@aol.com
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
100%
Rotax 503
Information Not Provided
  Posted 19 Dec 99
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Firestar II
Phil Weston
ljweston@class.org
San Diego, California, United States
65%
None Yet
None Yet
  Posted (Date Unknown)

Mark III
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Mark III
Monte Evans
Monte84@mindspring.com
Dallas, Georgia, United States
Ordered 5/12/98
Rotax 582
None Yet
Tail done. Right wing almost done. My web page is http://monte84.home.mindspring.com
  Updated 14 Jan 99
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Mark III on Full Lotus floats
John Pierce
Jpierce@saturn.caps.maine.edu
Kennebunk, Maine, United States
Cut first tubing 03 Mar 94
Rotax 912 Planned
None Yet
  Posted (Date Unknown)

FireFly
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FireFly
Robert Dorsey
rmd-mcse@cox.net
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
100%
Rotax 447
None Yet
Part 103 legal, less than 400 hrs. to build.
  Posted 07 Nov 02
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FireFly FF004
Jack B. Hart
jbhart@ldd.net
Jackson, Missouri, United States
100% - 9/9/1999 first flight
(1)Rotax 447, (2)Simonini Victor 1+, (3)?
None
A challenge to meet ultra light vehicle restraints, but a good little plane. Many mods to make it more fun to fly. Web Page: http://www.thirdshift.com/jack/firefly/firefly.html
  Posted 07 Nov 02


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