Brown Starlite

The Starlite was a single-seat light sports aircraft designed by Mark Brown (who also designed the Aero Design Pulsar).  It was aimed at the market for a simple, inexpensive aircraft and was produced by Star-Lite Aircraft of Engelwood, Ohio, the prototype flying for the first time in May 1983. At that time it won the Outstanding New Design award at the EAA event at Oshkosh in Wisconsin.  It was introduced to the ultralight market in kit form shortly thereafter.  It was a cantilever low-wing single-seat aircraft with an enclosed cockpit and had a tailwheel undercarriage but a tricycle undercarriage could be installed.  Construction was composite.  The kit is no longer available but parts can be obtained from a support group of builders / owners.  Development of the design led to the Pulsar two-seat aircraft of similar appearance which has been marketed by Aero Designs. The aircraft at one stage was also known as the Aero Designs Starlite.