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STOLP SA-100 “STARDUSTER”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,080. Empty wt. 700. Fuel capacity 24. Wingspan 19'. Length 16'6".
PERFORMANCE: Top mph 147. Cruise mph 132. Stall mph 50. Climb rate 2,000. Takeoff run 200. Landing roll 300. Range 450
PERFORMANCE: Top mph 147. Cruise mph 132. Stall mph 50. Climb rate 2,000. Takeoff run 200. Landing roll 300. Range 450
This single-place member of the Stolp family is the younger brother to the two-place Starduster Too. The Starduster is intended for
the 125-hp Lycoming engine, but it has been built with engines ranging from 85 to 170 hp with a constant-speed prop. Good visibility,
very tame stall and landing characteristics, and something called “charisma” are all traits of the Starduster.
This Starduster is an in house project. We picked it up for next to nothing and thought it might be fun to rebuild. Our
plan is to work on it at the shop when there is free time to do so. Sometime's that works out great and sometimes nothing gets
done for long stretch's. That's the way it goes with these side projects. I'll update the photos from time to time
as we get things done.
Stock photo
Going to sandblast and paint fuselage
Trimming off some unnecessary parts and removing all torque tubes and push rods
Here my dad is removing all the good parts from the old wings. We are going to build a new set or upper and lowers.
Just a small sample of all the good pieces we extracted from the old wings. Some sandblasting and powder coating will save almost
all the parts. This will save considerable time building new wings.
I needed a router table to make nose ribs, so I just made one out of some scrap lumber.
First set of nose ribs made with homemade router table.
The first upper wing rib in the jig mid summer 2010
The fuselage had a bunch of little tabs welded on that were used for interior upholstery panels. I am a fan of light weight
so I am cutting those off. The picture on the bottom is the left landing gear axel which I have been grinding away some oversized
welds and generally trying to make it look better.
Main landing gear. These are the plans built bungee style. I had considered using a tapered rod gear leg like the one
used on the Wolf Pitts S1 mod. In the end I think I will try to keep this rebuild as simple as possible
Horizontal stab, elevators and rudder. All in good shape just need some blasting and painting and they are ready for cover.