UltraSport 254 ultralight helicopter, by American Sportcopters, Ultralight Aircraft Magazine.

Ultralight Aircraft Magazine - UltraSport 254 - American Sportscopter (ASI) was formed in 1990 to produce an ultralight helicopter to FAR Part 103, which was designated Ultrasport 254. 

This kit-built machine first flew in July 1993. It is a single-seater with a semi-enclosed composite fuselage structure, skid undercarriage and a tubular tailboom with tailplane and twin fins and a tail rotor enclosed in a large circular shroud. It is powered by a 55hp Hirth 2703 engine mounted behind the cockpit rear bulk-head. 

UltraSport
Prototype (254 version) first flight 24 July 1993 and public displayed at Oshkosh that year. Two prototypes built and tested. Prototype 331 (N331UV) first flew December 1993. LBA certification was expected by early 2002: version is only marketed in countries where ultralight helicopters are regulated to company's satisfaction. In late 2002, it was announced that Huzbou Taixing Aviation Technology of Huzhou, China was producing helicopters from kits, including examples of Ultrasports.

Ultra Sport 254 Helicopter
Crew: one
Length: 19.2 ft (5.9 m)
Empty weight: 252 lb (114 kg)
Gross weight: 525 lb (238 kg)
Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Hirth 2703 twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke dual-ignition aircraft engine, 55 hp (41 kW)
Main rotor diameter: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
Main rotor area: 346 sq ft (32.1 m2)

Performance
Maximum speed: 63 mph (101 km/h; 55 kn)
Cruise speed: 63 mph (55 kn; 101 km/h)
Range: 75 mi (65 nmi; 121 km)
G limits: +/-2.3g
Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
Disk loading: 1.50 lb/sq ft (7.3 kg/m2)

The American Sportscopter Ultrasport 254 is an American Part 103 legal ultralight helicopter that was designed and produced by American Sportscopter.

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