[1][2][3][4] The base model Lightning was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg).

The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 252 lb (114 kg).

It features a single main rotor, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, tricycle landing gear and a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, single-ignition 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 engine in pusher configuration.

Its 23 ft (7.0 m) diameter rotor is supplied ready-made and constructed from bonded dural aluminum by the company's subsidiary Sport USA LLC.

"[1] Data from Cliche and KitPlanes[1][2]General characteristics Performance