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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.

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Association Update

In January 2014, the Glasair.org website which catered to builders of the low-wing Glasairs went permanently off-line. Bruce Gray, who ran it, had been...

Glasair Owners Joining GlaStar and Sportsman Owners

The GlaStar & Sportsman Association and Glasair.org are merging into one organization with a single website! To reflect the aircraft our members are building and...
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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 Announces Two Weeks to Taxi Sportsman 2012 Price Increase of $9,000. Savings Offered.

Glasair has announced a price increase for the TWTT Sportsman, but is offering savings on orders placed by November 30. Due to increasing parts and...

Oshkosh AirVenture 2011

Written by Greg and Sue Prentiss Well, here we are at AirVenture 2011, aka Oshkosh. It’s a great time to be alive and be able...

Wolfgang Drahanowski’s GlaStar Flies

After 11 1/2 years of building time, one more Glastar experimental aircraft (OE-VWD #5605) joined the flying fleet on Sunday, January 16 2011, at...

BRS System Available for GlaStar & Sportsman

Through the efforts of GAOA member Chris Bowles, an engineered package system using off the shelf BRS components in a soft pack is available...
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Zenair Announces 2500# Floats for GlaStar and Sportsman Aircraft

Because customers have been asking for them, Zenair has been developing a 2500 pound float kit for the GlaStar and Sportsman aircraft. The work...
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Glasair Aviation Announces Turbocharged, Carbon-Fiber Sportsman TC

Looking to inject new performance into the established Sportsman design, Glasair Aviation has created a new model by installing a turbocharged, 180-horsepower engine and...
Sportsman TC

New Sportsman TC Announced at Oshkosh 2010

Glasair Aviation introduced the newest member of their composite piston aircraft family: the Sportsman TC, which merges the proven Sportsman high utility aircraft with...