title: HAT LS2
text: # HAT LS2
  
  HAT LS2 (designation standing for "Landplane, Single engine, 2-seater) is a light airplane developed by Hellenic Aeronautical Technologies (HAT), a small Greek manufacturer of aerospace components. Design started in 1990 followed by prototype construction. After a temporary delay of the program, first flight of prototype (SX-LS2) was made on May 23, 1997. Air-worthiness certificate was awarded on September 2, 1999. The plane is a light two-seater sporting airplane constructed of fiber-reinforced composites, designed for sale in the form of construction plans.
  
  ## Specifications (LS2)
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Capacity: 2 pax
  * Length: 5.58 m (18 ft 4 in)
  * Wingspan: 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
  * Height: 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
  * Wing area: 8 $m^2$ (86 sq ft)
  * Airfoil: root: NACA 64-415; tip: NACA 64-412
  * Empty weight: 307 kg (677 lb)
  * Gross weight: 510 kg (1,124 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen 4-cylinderair-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 48 kW (64 hp)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 233 km/h (145 mph, 126 kn)
  * Range: 1,046 km (650 mi, 565 nmi)
  * Rate of climb: 3.35 m/s (659 ft/min)
  * Wing loading: 66.8 $kg/m^2$ (13.7 lb/sq ft)
  * Power/mass: 0.0894 kW/kg (0.0544 hp/lb)
  