Just Aircraft SuperSTOL

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Get up close and personal with the Just Aircraft SuperSTOL.

As I found out the day I flew it, the SuperSTOL never needs a runway. Stephen Pope

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Stephen Pope

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Stephen Pope

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

There’s not much room in the panel, but in this airplane you don’t need much. Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

The SuperSTOL is built tough, with hardware to match. Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

Trim is controlled not through a wheel but by these small levers. Jim Koepnick

Fuel lines and other components are routed right through the cabin, which is as simplistic as it gets. Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

Slightly less than half of the fabrication is performed at the Just Aircraft factory, with the rest left for the homebuilder. Stephen Pope

The SuperSTOL’s nitrogen-charged shock absorbers and tundra tires cushion the brunt of the abuse from unorthodox landings. Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

Just Aircraft SuperSTOL Jim Koepnick

For more SuperSTOL, check out Stephen Pope’s write-up and video of the aircraft here. Jim Koepnick

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