Glasair

    (Low Wing - Composite)

    Kit/Plans:
    New Glasair LLC
    18701 - 58th Avenue N.E.
    Arlington, WA 98223
    Telephone 360/435-8533
    e-Mail:
    sales@newglasair.com
    Website:
    www.newglasair.com

    NOTE: Models of Glasair:
    1. Glasair--original, Taildragger (TD), Fixed Gear, O-235 engine
    2. Glasair--Retractable Gear (RG), O-320/360
    3. Glasair--Fixed Tricycle (FT), O320/360
    4. Glasair II, TD, RG, FT
    a. Faster building
    b. 3" wider cockpit
    c. Thicker windshield (3/16" and 1/4"), prebuilt canopy
    d. 18" longer tail
    e. Enlarged rudder
    f. Different trim control, new firewall
    g. Gray primer--no gel coat
    h. GAW-2 cusp eliminated
    i. Stronger spar
    j. Wing tip extension option (with tanks)
    5. Glasair III
    a. All Glasair II items and Lycoming IO-540 (300 HP)
    b. Deeper cockpit
    c. 1/2" thick windshield
    d. Higher stance--prop clearance

    Service difficulties:

    Glasair Model II, Defective rudder trim system, 2721. During a takeoff roll, the rudder went to the full-left position, and the pilot decided to abort the takeoff. The pilot applied maximum-braking action; the brakes failed; a brake line ruptured; and the escaping brake fluid caught on fire. The extent of the damage was not reported.

    An investigation of the rudder system revealed that the rudder trim switch was stuck in the left position, which caused full-left rudder deflection. During troubleshooting, the switch (rocker type) only failed approximately 10 percent of the time. Operators and maintenance personnel should be aware of this anomaly and conduct a thorough inspection of the system at every opportunity. Part total time—100 hours. March 1998 FAA AC43-16.

    Articles in EAA and related publications:

    Year

    Month

    Page

    Magazine

    Article

    2006

    06

    50

    Sport Aviation

    Homebuilt Sets Non-Stop Transcontinental Speed Record: Bruce Hammer’s Glasair zooms 258 mph over 2,090 miles by Jim Busha (9 pg)

    2006

    05

    18

    Sport Aviation

    EAA Member Sets Record in Glasair (Bruce Hammer)

    2005

    01

    16

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair CAC Greatly Reduces Build Time (2/3 pg)

    2004

    08

    24

    Sport Aviation

    New Customer Assembly Center at New GlaStar (3/4 pg)

    2004

    04

    54

    Sport Aviation

    Jawbreaker: Terry Morris’ Glasair III redefines power-hungry (9 pgs)

    2004

    03

    104

    Sport Aviation

    A Long Way Toward a First Flight: Two pilots learn that interstate instruction works just fine ( 3 ½ pg)

    2004

    01

    26

    Sport Aviation

    Canadian Craftsmanship: Glasair III builds a partnership (6 ½ pgs)

    2003

    09

    50

    Sport Aviation

    Inside Job: Interior designer Mike Jones built his Glasair III for work and play

    2002

    11

    80

    Sport Aviation

    Homebuilding’s Heritage #9 in series: Glasair (1 pg)

    2002

    03

    23

    Sport Aviation

    New Glasair/New GlaStar Launch Kit Production with Discounts (1/4 pg)

    2002

    01

    42

    Sport Aviation

    Glittering Glasair: Steve Caldwell’s ingenuity is more than skin deep by Jack Cox (9 pgs)

    2001

    09

    24

    Sport Aviation

    Unprecedented Relief for Glasair and GlaStar Builders (2/3 pg)

    2001

    06

    88

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair Super II S-RG built by Kurt Rutkowski (photo & caption)

    2001

    06

    25

    Sport Aviation

    New Glasair Names its COO - Thomas W. Wathen, owner

    2001

    04

    24

    Sport Aviation

    PhoenixAero to Relaunch Glasair (1 pg)

    2001

    03

    87

    Sport Aviation

    Bill & Sandy Lange's Glasair II-S RG (photo & caption)

    2001

    03

    85

    Sport Aviation

     Fred Simanek's Glasair III  (photo & caption)

    2001

    06

    88

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair Super II S-RG built by Kurt Rutkowski (photo & caption)

    2001

    02

    92

    Sport Aviation

    Peter Funk's Glasair III (photo & caption)

    2001

    01

    14

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair/GlaStar Builders and Owners Still in Limbo (1 1/2 pgs)

    2000

    12

    92

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair 1FT by Kindig (photo & caption)

    2000

    11

    87

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair III by Stan Ironstone (photo & caption)

    2000

    11

    69

    Sport Aviation

    Reserve Grand Champion, Glasair N706C at Rocky Mountain Fly-in

    2000

    06

    81

    Sport Aviation

    Buckthal Glasair II FT, IO-360 (photo & caption only)

    2000

    06

    81

    Sport Aviation

    Eggenschwiler Glasair III, enlarged rudder, IO-540, Hartzell prop (photo & caption only)

    2000

    04

    88

    Sport Aviation

    Weston IIS-FT (photo & caption only)

    99

    08

    125

    Sport Aviation

    Roach Super IIS-FT (photo & caption only)

    98

    11

    14

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair Super II Undergoes Flight Testing

    97

    10

    70

    Sport Aviation

    Barry Bieber’s Grand Champion Glasair IIS by Jack Cox (8 pgs w/color photos)

    97

    05

    36

    Sport Aviation

    A Grand Champion Glasair III (7 pages w/ color photos)

    97

    02

    34

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair III CAFE Performance Report (12 pages w/ color photos, charts, etc.)

    96

    10

    100

    Sport Aviation

    Tom Taylor’s Grand Champion (Kit Built) Glasair IIS-RG (5½ pages with color photos)

    96

    06

    34

    Sport Aviation

    Grand Champion Kit-Built at Sun ‘n Fun ‘96

    96

    03

    06

    Sport Aviation

    Stoddard-Hamilton Happenings (Photo and Notes)

    95

    10

    22

    Sport Aviation

    Mike Jones’ Glasair III (Oshkosh ‘95 Grand Champion Custom Built-Kit)

    95

    09

    35

    Sport Aviation

    Kit Built Grand Champion (Oshkosh ‘95) Glasair III (Photo and Owner only)

    95

    09

    63

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair III at Arlington ‘95 - Champion Kit Built (Photo and Caption only)

    95

    06

    28

    Sport Aviation

    Mike Jones’ Glasair III Grand Champion (Sun ‘n Fun)

    95

    04

    64

    Sport Aviation

    Ron Hoelting’s Reserve Grand Champion - Glasair III (5 page article with photos)

    94

    10

    134

    Sport Aviation

    Stewart I-TD w/0320

    94

    09

    115

    Sport Aviation

    Julber IFT w/0320

    94

    08

    10

    Sport Aviation

    Allison 250 turbo prop version

    94

    07

    125

    Sport Aviation

    Brown IRG

    94

    06

    115

    Sport Aviation

    Scott Glasair 1-FT w/I0360

    94

    04

    107

    Sport Aviation

    Wooley I TD w/0360A1A

    94

    03

    110

    Sport Aviation

    Hammer ITD w/180hp, IIS main gear

    94

    02

    101

    Sport Aviation

    Harris RG w/more fuel, electric trim

    94

    01

    60

    Sport Aviation

    Building speedbrakes on Glasair RG

    93

    10

    118

    Sport Aviation

    Batson Glasair

    93

    07

    09

    Sport Aviation

    Lightning Protection

    93

    06

    C,17

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair III article

    93

    05

    99

    Sport Aviation

    Bigham 1RG

    93

    05

    45

    Experimenter

    Inadvertent fuel shutoff causes crash

    93

    04

    13

    Sport Aviation

    New mfg. schedule for Glasair

    93

    03

    11

    Sport Aviation

    Super II-S introduced w/CG moved back

    93

    03

    45

    Experimenter

    Bumpy surface T.O. causes crash

    92

    10

    38

    Sport Aviation

    Jenkins grand champ III

    92

    08

    93

    Sport Aviation

    S. Australian Glasair III w/300hp Lyc

    92

    07

    94

    Sport Aviation

    Mason SH-2/TD w/0320 & C.S. prop

    92

    06

    95

    Sport Aviation

    Raymond Glasair IIS w/IO 360 & C.S. prop

    92

    06

    C,14

    Sport Aviation

    Jenkins grand champ III

    92

    05

    11

    Sport Aviation

    P.I.C. has program for Glasair III

    92

    04

    93

    Sport Aviation

    Wood Glasair w/0320-E2D & C.S. prop

    92

    03

    62

    Sport Aviation

    Turbo retrofit for Glasair III

    92

    01

    96

    Sport Aviation

    Terminella Glasair II RG

    91

    12

    47

    Experimenter

    Right Side Brake Fails - Causes Crash

    91

    11

    09

    Sport Aviation

    Jenkins Extended-Wing Glasair III

    91

    03

    10

    Sport Aviation

    Glasiar III with 10-540 flies

    90

    11

    103

    Sport Aviation

    Polizzotto Glasair II FT w/0360 prop

    90

    10

    C,81

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair RG

    90

    10

    B-CVR

    Sport Aviation

    Skip Gdisis' Grand Champion RG

    90

    09

    93

    Sport Aviation

    Slotted Flaps Available

    90

    08

    53

    Sport Aviation

    AP-1 Autopilot in Glasair

    90

    07

    50

    Sport Aviation

    Seattle to Sun 'N Fun...Nonstop

    90

    06

    C,12

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair III Grand Champion

    90

    05

    05

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair III Grand Champion

    90

    03

    16

    Sport Aviation

    Gary Lichte's Glasair RG

    90

    03

    93

    Sport Aviation

    Cline Glasair w/Over 1000 TT

    90

    02

    B,18

    Sport Aviation

    Lichte Award-Winning Glasair RG

    89

    12

    98

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair III Holds 7 World Speed Records

    89

    09

    C,11

    Sport Aviation

    Gdisis Glasair RG - Sun 'N Fun Champ

    89

    08

    95

    Sport Aviation

    Kromer Swiss Glasair RG - with IO360

    89

    07

    07

    Sport Aviation

    Turboprop Glasair III Lost in Flight

    89

    06

    97

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair II-S (17" Stretch)

    89

    06

    94

    Sport Aviation

    Cunningham Glasair with 150hp Lycoming

    89

    04

    95

    Sport Aviation

    Andrew Glasair RG

    89

    04

    98

    Sport Aviation

    Glasairs to be Marketed in Europe

    89

    02

    09

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair II Sets Several Speed Records

    89

    02

    97

    Sport Aviation

    Speyer Full IFR RG

    89

    01

    96

    Sport Aviation

    Archer's English RG, with 0320, Const. Sp.

    89

    01

    44

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair III Turboprop

    88

    12

    97

    Sport Aviation

    Beck Glasair RG with 200hp, Smoke System and 60" Ailerons

    88

    09

    13

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair RG - Grand Champ Kit Built - (7 page article and photographs)

    88

    09

    20

    Sport Aviation

    Pictures on Turboprop Glasair

    88

    07

    30

    Sport Aviation

    Load Testing Glasair RG

    88

    05

    08

    Sport Aviation

    Picture only - Sun'n'Fun Grand Champion

    88

    02

    35

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair RG - Schoolflight Project

    87

    12

    97

    Sport Aviation

    Covington RG - Aerobatic, IFR, More

    87

    11

    08

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair III Sets Speed Records

    87

    10

    07

    Sport Aviation

    Prototype Glasair Donated to EAA Museum

    87

    05

    96

    Sport Aviation

    Williams Glasair FB - IFR, Constant Speed, Ellison Carb

    87

    05

    44

    Light Plane World

    Fatal Crash in Glasair

    87

    01

    C,12

    Sport Aviation

    The New Glasair II

    87

    01

    48

    Sport Aviation

    Ron Bowden's IFR Glasair FT

    86

    12

    07

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair Spin Testing Results

    86

    12

    11

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair Sets Speed Record (photo w/caption only

    86

    11

    65

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair III Debuts at Arlington

    86

    11

    96

    Sport Aviation

    Hornbeck Glasair RG with 150 HP

    86

    10

    18

    Sport Aviation

    New Glasair III - 300 MPH

    86

    10

    37

    Sport Aviation

    Lloyd Grand Champ Glasair RG (back cover, too)

    86

    06

    39

    Sport Aviation

    Rasmussen RG (Grand Champ)

    86

    06

    08

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair RG reintroduced

    86

    05

    08

    Sport Aviation

    Correction in Glasair Article of 4/86

    86

    04

    05

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair Spin problems, and page 6 has info on 300 MPH Glasair III

    86

    04

    89

    Sport Aviation

    Mehling IFR Glasair RG with 150 HP

    86

    02

    29

    Sport Aviation

    Gruber Glasair RG - IFR, etc.

    85

    12

    25

    Sport Aviation

    Oakland Area Glasair RG - Built in 188 days

    85

    09

    55

    Sport Aviation

    Tricycle Gear for the Glasair (photo)

    85

    06

    56

    Sport Aviation

    Jerry Gruber's Grand Champ Glasair RG with Winglets (3 page article)

    85

    06

    50

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair Victor in Sun 50 Air Race

    85

    05

    07

    Sport Aviation

    New Glasair FT - half page photo and note

    85

    05

    21

    Sport Aviation

    Photo of Roncz winglets on Glasair

    85

    03

    06

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair developments

    85

    02

    57

    Sport Aviation

    Cameron's Glasair with Autopilot

    84

    12

    27

    Sport Aviation

    Neil Fuller's IFR Glasair

    84

    06

    09

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair to attempt round-the-world speed record

    84

    02

    CVR

    Sport Aviation

    Lyle Powell's Tri-Gear version (COVER ONLY)

    84

    02

    21

    Sport Aviation

    Jim Ofrias taildragger Glasair

    84

    02

    46

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair article

    84

    01

    07

    Sport Aviation

    Stoddard - Hamilton reorganizes

    83

    10

    30

    Sport Aviation

    Fixed tri-gear Glasair

    83

    02

    06

    Sport Aviation

    Hamilton retractable Glasair (article & cover)

    82

    10

    15/18

    Sport Aviation

    Tri-gearl retractable Glasair (article, cover)

    82

    07

    08

    Sport Aviation

    Glasair Developments

    81

    07

    38

    Sport Aviation

    Update on the Glasair

    80

    09

    08

    Sport Aviation

    Correction to August article

    80

    08

    44

    Sport Aviation

    Original article on the Glasair (and cover shot)

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