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http://www.sportaviationmagazine.com - Bristell LSA - Dan Johnson gives us a quick look at the Bristell, light sport aircraft from BRM Aero during the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Sebring Regional Airport Sebring Florida. Bristell is a new Light-Sport Aircraft name and a handsome bird it is. Our video will take you through some of the many carefully considered details but it's worthwhile to know that this is a fifth-generation design. Creator Milan Bristela was deeply involved with the SportCruiser/PiperSport and after leaving that company worked on other similar designs. Bristell USA represents the BRM Aero Bristell NG5 in the United States. This well evolved, next-generation LSA has been carefully engineered for luxury comfort, excellent stability and safety while being fun, fast, and easy to fly. Bristell may not look like it, but this is a fifth-generation design. As the Light-Sport Aircraft category was only created by FAA in 2004, the evolution of Bristell over such a brief period has been quite exceptional. When many pilots get their first glance at this shapely aircraft, they often experience a sense of deja vu. No surprise, really, as Czech design guru Milan Bristela was also a key engineer in the SportCruiser (for a time known as the PiperSport). However Milan couldn't sit still on the design. After opening his own company he continued through iterations of the all-metal low wing aircraft until arriving at the handsome version pictured nearby and elsewhere around ByDanJohnson.com. When various reporters flew Bristell, even after previously sampling the PiperSport, they realized Bristell was different, smoother, larger. Even long experienced aircraft reviewers came away deeply impressed. Bristell boasts a finely finished interior, in fact, it has a widest-in-class 51.2-inch cockpit that offers a superb view through its optically perfect canopy. A well appointed instrument panel includes an easy-to-read Tru Trak Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS) featuring flight director, altitude autopilot, and Garmin 796 GPS-MAP navigation system. Bristell is so modern it even offers optional Apple iPad integration. Empty weight is a slim 729 pounds that provides a payload of 400 pounds even with full fuel at 32 gallons, easily enough for two large Americans. On its ample fuel supply, range is a distant 700 nautical miles based on more than six hours endurance. The 100-hp Rotax burns only 5.5 gallons per hour even at high cruise speeds. Baggage capacity is significant as Bristell can carry 121 pounds in two wing lockers plus in some space aft of the seat (depending on other loading, of course). In flight, Bristell was a thing of beauty with wonderful handling and a seemingly unimpeachable stability profile. Stall is a very modest 32 knots or 39 clean and "max structural cruise" is listed at 116 knots or 133 mph. Never exceed speed is 145 knots. Bristell gets its fleet ways thanks to that careful, experienced design where the fuselage and wings are smoothly contoured and junctions flow smoothly between wings and fuselage. All these design and construction actions result in a Light-Sport Aircraft that is a comfortable, capable, cross-country aircraft that can also handle the day-to-day abuse of a flight training. If you are an experienced recreational pilot or the operator of a flight school, Bristell should go high on your list of aircraft to examine closely. Bristell USA LP Web Site:www.Bristell.com eMail: Barry@Bristell.com Address: P. O. Box 82 City: Waring, TX 78074 USA Phone: (210) 858-6772 http://www.sportaviationexpos.com http://youtu.be/bjuP6B0iO6Q Related Search terms. light sport aircraft, light sport aircraft kits, light sport aircraft for sale, light sport aircraft manufacturers, sport planes,sport aircraft,light sport planes, Light-sport Aircraft (Aircraft Type), Flying (Magazine),