January 2011

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.

Performance: With over 150 aircraft flying throughout Australia and the South Pacific, the LightWing airframe in general and the new SPEED airframe in particular, have earned a reputation for delivering industry standard performance, stall 45 kts for low landing speed, cruise at 100 kts plus, means a useful aircraft that can pay its way in either a commercial or private area of operation.

Safety: In 21 years of manufacturing and with a fleet of close to 200 aircraft, no other manufacturer in the world can match our impeccable safety record.

We attribute our aircrafts safety to a number of factors including superior aerodynamic design, the design of our pilot protection space frame, backup and redundant systems for fuel, electrical and other mission critical attributes and our level of safety is further enhanced by an on-going manufacturing and customer communication system aimed at minimizing the possibility of safety issues becoming critical in the future.

Through a comprehensive and on-going education initiative, Hughes Engineering has played its part in passing on the knowledge and skills of aircraft design, manufacture and operation to those interested students in our region, interstate and overseas.

Ballina High School (NSW) Kent St WA and Moruya High School (NSW) have aviation studies as part of their education curriculum. We also frequently take on foreign exchange students from Europe, the Netherlands and abroad.

Capability
1. Our Range:
This consists of 3 aircraft types:  Low wing 2 and 4 place sports aircraft, Tandem 2-seat high wing light aircraft and 2-seat high wing with side-by-side seating. 

1.1 Tandem seated. Designated the PR-582 (2-cyl 2 stroke engine) PR-912  fitted with the 4-cyl Rotax 912 (s))  MTOW 600kg.

Tandem seated Bi-Plane designation the PR-Bipe (same engine options as above)
These aircraft are based on the same tooling, the fuselage is light weight welded steel with GRP fairings, the wings have an aluminium main  structure, GRP fairings and ribs make up the secondary structure.

1.2 MTOW of all our 2-seat aircraft is 600kg with the exception of the Experimentally registered aircraft, which can have a MTOW of  between 600kg and 1000kg. Side-by-side seated. The GR range of aircraft are available with either nose or tail wheel undercarriage.

The SPORT 2000 is a derivative of the GR and is fitted with a nose wheel undercarriage.

1.3 The LightWing SPEED will be in production late in 2003 or early 2004. This aircraft features a low wing, has a  higher cruise depending on the engine Hp of between 120kts and 180kts. The aircraft can carry up to 4 passengers, including the pilot, with a range of  up to  800nm.
The aircraft will be available in a number of configurations. Kit 2-seat ultralight, manufactured kit-2 seat LSA category, 4-seat kit, 4-seat manufactured.

1.4 Business support software sales including Message on Hold  and Job Costing Software

Oz On Hold uses  your office computer to deliver a digitally recorded Message On Hold to your telephone system. Product is available on CD or in a solid state player unit and can also be purchased on the internet. RRP $399 units sold over past 3 years 300. Sales are expected to increase 40% p/a 2003/4/5.

Precision Costing and Payroll uses your computer to track and relate job time to staff time. Barcodes are used to identify employees and allocated jobs. Wages generation is also a feature. The program comes with an audio-visual tutorial and is loaded on the same CD as Oz On Hold. The program is also available on the internet.

1.5 CNC  Motion Control systems and flight simulation:

Cad Cut shown below developed by The Hughes Group. 1.2 m x 3.6m cutting bed, cutting medium = Plasma, router drilling, water, laser

Grand Champion Sports Aviation Association 1987
Reserve Champion Natfly Narromine 1991
Best Ultralight SAAA Mangalore 1992
Best Ultralight Caloundra SAAA 1993
Best Ultralight SAAA Sun  & Fun 1994
Various other local and regional  industry awards, incl Friendliest Dog of the World Award