Back at Oshkosh 2019 EAA Airventure. Today I met 4 brothers i’ve been following for a while now. If you don’t know about the Karl brothers, well it’s time to get to know them and the airplane they are bringing to market. It’s called the DarkAero 1, as in model 1. I spoke in depth with Ryley who is the President and co-founder of DarkAero, and here is some of what we discussed.
A Quick look at the Darker one; It’s a kit plane, quick build. configuration is for 2 seats, 43” wide cabin and you’ll have side sticks. If you can’t already tell, this thing looks sporty, and it’s promised to fly like one. Expected max cruise speed on the Darker is 275 mph. On 77 gallons of fuel, you can go up to 1700 sm. Amazing could be the right word to describe this machine, but let’s wait and see.
The DarkAero one is designed a 200HP UL engine with a full ECU/FADEC system, and they are selling the kit for $75,000 at Oshkosh for early adopters. For more information on this aircraft, check out
DarkAero 1 Specs
Cruise Speed 275 mph
Stall Speed 70 mph
Rate of Climb 2500 ft/min
Engine UL Power UL520iS
Fuel Capacity 77 US gallons
Range at 275 mph 1700 sm
Useful Load 750 lbs
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