Glasair Sportsman 2+2

This complies with the Federal Aviation Administration's 51% construction rule, allowing issuance of a Special Certificate of Airworthiness as an amateur-built aircraft.

[5] The aircraft is constructed with a fiberglass fuselage, or optionally from carbon fiber, with all metal wings and horizontal stabilizer and elevator.

[7] Citing a decline in sales and high manufacturing costs, the company announced in July 2023 that production would move from Washington in the USA, to Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China.

[8] A new production facility is being constructed which has also put a pause on new builds until the factory is completed in two years' time.

It is unclear if the company's "Two-Weeks To Taxi" program will remain in place or if the plane will be offered solely as a kit.

The Glasair Sportsman TC (Turbo Carbon), showing its predominately carbon-fiber fuselage
A fiberglass Sportsman
The cockpit of a Glasair Sportsman
A Glasair Sportsman 2+2 on floats
Sportsman with Tundra tires