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News stories relevant to the Glasair brand of airplanes – Glasair, Sportsman, GlaStar, and Merlin. You’ll also see a few articles about the OMF Symphony – a certified version of the GlaStar.

HID Xenon Landing Light Technology

Written by Dan Blumel – “XeVision” Reliable Sales HID Xenon (metal halide) lamps utilize an electrical arc rather than a filament to generate a much brighter...

Award Winners at AirVenture Oshkosh 2016

Our members won awards in the Kit category at AirVenture Oshkosh 2016: Howard and Linda Plevyak won the Bronze Lindy Champion for their GlaStar, and...
The mangled GlaStar wreckage.

Man Survives Second Plane Crash

By Karen Aho - Anchorage Daily News Reporter Republished with permission Down in Alaska - two slightly injured - saved by GlaStar cage I learned about flying from...

Glasair II RG, N131CB: Incident occurred December 30, 2016 in Arlington, WA

Aircraft experienced electrical failure and made forced landing off airport in Arlington, Washington A single-engine plane landed without its gear fully extended near Arlington Municipal...
Ted Setzer's Sportsman

Independence, Oregon Fly-in Set for August 14-16 2015

The Fly-in at the Independence State Airport, 7S5 is coming up on August 14-16 2015 For details and registration: www.eaa292.org. Ted Setzer will likely be...

GlaStar Development Report

Steady progress continues with the GlaStar Developmental tasks in spite of an "Indian Summer" in the Pacific Northwest. We all managed to get a...
sportsman on beach with gear

Special Introductory Pricing on Superior-Powered Sportsman: $154,995

The Sportsman can be equipped with a choice of: Superior's High Performance 180 HP or 215 HP Engine Hartzell, MT or Sensenich Propeller State-of-the-Art VFR or IFR...
Glasair II-S, Photo © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons

History of Glasair Aviation

In 1980 the kit aircraft industry was revolutionized by the introduction of the Glasair - the world's first pre-molded composite kit plane. Glasair Aviation...

Oshkosh AirVenture 2007

Written by by Greg and Sue Prentiss If I was writing a newspaper headline it would probably read: Hammer Brothers deliver ANOTHER one—two punch for Glasair at AirVenture 2007. A...
Glasair VH-KJX airborne

First Flight of Bruce Kirkwood’s Glasair Super II

Bruce Kirkwood reported a successful first flight today of Glasair Super II kit #2465: "Nearly eleven years in to my four year project, VH-KJX...