V-STOL Super Solution 2000

{{Short description|American homebuilt STOL aircraft}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use American English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Super Solution 2000 | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Homebuilt aircraft | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = United States | manufacturer = V-STOL Aircraft Corporation | design_group = | designer = Dick Turner | builder = | issuer = | status = Production completed | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = Two | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = V-STOL Solution | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''V-STOL Super Solution 2000''' is an American STOL homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Dick Turner and produced by V-STOL Aircraft Corporation of Fort Myers, Florida. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.<ref name="Aerocrafter">Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 280. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}</ref>

==Design and development== Developed from the V-STOL Solution, the Super Solution 2000 was developed for flight training, recreational flying and crop dusting. It features a cable-braced parasol wing, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit without a windshield, fixed conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.<ref name="Aerocrafter" />

The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its {{convert|32.00|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing uses a single surface high-lift airfoil, mounts flaps and has a wing area of {{convert|165.0|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. The cockpit width is {{convert|34|in|cm|abbr=on}}. The acceptable power range is {{convert|40|to|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and the standard engine used is the {{convert|45|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} 2si 460 two-stroke powerplant. Original factory options included a full cockpit enclosure and dual controls.<ref name="Aerocrafter" />

The Super Solution 2000 has a typical empty weight of {{convert|380|lb|kg|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|890|lb|kg|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|510|lb|kg|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|10|u.s.gal}} the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is {{convert|450|lb|kg|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Aerocrafter" />

The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a {{convert|45|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} engine is {{convert|100|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} and the landing roll is {{convert|150|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}. The take-off speed while flying solo is{{convert|18|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Aerocrafter" />

The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 100 hours.<ref name="Aerocrafter" />

==Operational history== By 1998 the company reported that six kits had been sold and two aircraft were completed and flying.<ref name="Aerocrafter" />

In March 2014 no examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, although one had been registered at one time.<ref name="FAAReg">{{cite web|url = http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=SUPER+SOLUTION&PageNo=1|title = Make / Model Inquiry Results|accessdate = 27 March 2014|last = Federal Aviation Administration|date = 27 March 2014|archive-date = March 5, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305080125/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=&Modeltxt=SUPER%20SOLUTION&PageNo=1|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Specifications (Super Solution 2000) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=AeroCrafter<ref name="Aerocrafter" /> |prime units?=imp  |genhide=

|crew=one |capacity=one passenger |length m= |length ft=20 |length in=0 |length note= |span m= |span ft=32 |span in=0 |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=165.0 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil=single surface, high-lift |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=380 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb=890 |gross weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|10|u.s.gal}} |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=2si 460 |eng1 type=twin cylinder, air-cooled, two stroke aircraft engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=45

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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph=40 |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph=90 |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles=100 |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft=13,500 |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=500 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft=5.4 |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{V-STOL Aircraft}}

Super Solution 2000 Category:1990s United States sport aircraft Category:1990s United States ultralight aircraft Category:1990s United States civil utility aircraft Category:Single-engined pusher aircraft Category:Parasol-wing aircraft Category:Homebuilt aircraft