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If you are reading this and you are located in the USA (or any other country) AND you would like to represent our aircraft range, please drop me an email.

 

APRIL 2010 - An airworthiness directive No 260210-SP....

Prior to next flight:

To all SP-2000 owners, if the axle bolt on the nosewheel is overtightened, it can cause the spacers between the side forks and the bearings to compress resulting in the wheel becoming loose on the axle resulting in shimmy or vibration on landing or takeoff,

Please check these spacers for signs of belling, Contact Howie or Nick for replacment steel spacers.

 

2009 Cowra Airshow

For all those that visited our 2009 display at SAAA Cowra, thanks, also thanks to George Jennings who put his SP-2000 on display for us, for those that attended the get-to-gether Friday night, click here for the text of most of the songs and BUSH POETRY

 

The following is communications between myself and Mr McCormick CASA CEO regarding the issue of CTA (Controlled airspace) endorsement for RAAus pilots. Click here to read more >> on our Blog Page.

 

The Hughes Group Mission~

Australian LightWing's goal is to provide sports aviation aircraft that conform to the worlds highest standards in style, performance and safety whilst maintaining customer relations that exceed our existing and future customers expectations.

Style: The Low wing 2 and 4 place SP-2000 and SP-4000 represent the ultimate in stylish, comfortable and ergonomically superior aircraft. These features add up to an aircraft that will retain its resale value, be a pleasure to operate over its lifetime and provide years of safe reliable operation.

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ALW YOUTUBE Channel

Check out what's happening at Australian LightWing this week on our new You Tube Channel!

With weekly video updates to keep you in the loop on Hughes Group's current projects, manufacturing sequences and innovation in design.

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Hughes Group also updates the ALW Diary Page with photos of your new aircraft on the assembly line! Stay in touch with the Diary Page!

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Homebuilding Supplies

The Hughes Group of Companies are here to help you with all your home building requirements, be it parts, advice or information. Feel free to call or email Howie or one of the team during work hours.

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Syndicate and Aviate!

While the economy gets back on track, you dont have to miss out on what you love doing.

If you're reading this, chances are, like us, you love flying, so why not share your ownership of a new SP-2000 with one, two or 3 like minded pilots, form a syndicate and go flying.

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Manufactured by the Hughes Group of Companies.

The SPEED Range has been designed to compete head to head with imported four seat kits, the difference being that the SPEED Range is completely Australian made, with Australian backup, repair and spare parts.

With a quarter century of design, production and flying experience in the Australian aviation industry, The Hughes Group proudly presents the Australian LightWing SPEED Range of light two and four and six seat aircraft.

This aircraft will be available as a kit or complete and VH or RA Aus registered in the LSA category. The DVD contains heaps of great info and also a competition where you can win a pair of noise cancelling aviation headsets.

The SP~TD ( The Australian LightWing SPEED Tail Dragger )

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We now have available, at no charge, a comprehensive DVD covering everything you need to know about our range of light aircraft, not to mention the new taildragger low wing SP-2000-T.

For complete details of our range of light aircraft, please send us an email to al@spot.com.au.

NEW Specials Available!!! SPEED Canopy Cover ~~~ $660 including gst. More info? - click here

April 2010 ~ NEW SP6000 ~ Images ready to view on the WEB! CHECK IT OUT!

 

There's NEVER been a better time to refurbish your LightWing!

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Above, Fresh out of the Paint Room --- You're not confined to boring old WHITE! ~~~ With and Australian LightWing you can have any colour you wish!!!

 

Australian LightWing Aircraft Design Philosophy

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Flight handling: is by far the most important aspect of a safe aircraft and its here that all our aircraft including the new SP-2000, excel. From the docile 40 kts full flap stall to a comfortable 110 kt  cruise, the SP-2000 offers light controls combined with fully adjustable seats and pedals to suit all pilot, short or tall.

Creature comforts: In a flying school environment, your aircraft is not only your office but your classroom and recreational center. When you send a student solo, you need to be comfortable that he or she has been provided with an aircraft that has the maximum in safety, is comfortable and easy to operate and is sophisticated and state-of-the-art by world standards.

Safety: Sure, sitting under a glass bubble type canopy can offer a great view of the sky but when push comes to shove and what was looking like a good landing turns into catastrophy and you end up upside down, nothing will protect you and your co-pilot like a fully triangulated welded steel cage and that’s exactly what you have in the SP-2000 airframe.
Don’t you owe your flying companion… this level of safety and protection ?

Over the past twentyfive years in the Australian Aviation industry, we have proven beyond doubt that our high-tensile aluminium framed wings and welded steel fuselage frame combine to provide the best possible protection to our pilots and passengers. Our high wing aircraft are characterized by large strut braced, aluminum framed wings and an ultra rugged space frame fuselage whilst our new low wing utilizes the more efficient cantilevered wing with a corresponding increase in flying efficiency. Both high and low wing aircraft feature the welded steel fuselage that has kept our owners safe and sound since 1985

Backup and support : The SPEED Range has been designed to compete head to head with imported two and four seat aircraft, the difference being that the SPEED Range is completely Australian made, with Australian backup, service, repair and spare parts.

The ALW SPEED is available in a range of configurations, from the RAAus registerable SP-2000S to the two, four or six seat SP-4000 registered VH Experimental.

Australian LightWingBuy Australian.

Prior to purchasing some other make of aircraft, say, an import, ...do youreslf a favour and ask the sales agent what the delivery time might be on a major component like a wing. At Australian LightWing, we keep wings (and most major and minor components) on the shelf so delivery is normally a few days, Please make the comparison !

I have heard of cases where imported aircraft have been out of service for months wating for parts to come from a factory in Eastern Europe or the USA, meanwhile, you are left paying lease repayments on an aircraft you can not use, we are Australian with Australian backup, this also can means lower insurance premiums because we are quickly able to asses and repair your aircraft, well thats what we have been doing for the past 26 years anyway.           

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