RANS had a display of their Light Sport compliant line of aircraft. Their S-19 kit plane can carry 500 lbs. at 115 kts. for 4 hours. It’s powered by a 100 HP Rotax 912 ULS engine and only requires a 325 foot takeoff and landing roll. It has a sliding canopy, and an important point is that it only burns 5 gallons of gas per hour.
The S-7LS is a more classic plane with a tailwheel and tube and fabric construction. Five foot wide doors make getting in and out of the tandem seats easy. The plane uses the same 912ULS engine as the S-19, and was designed with the goal of improving on the time-tested Cubs and Champs.
The S-7LS is available as a completed Light Sport plane, or in kit form.
The S6-S is a fast build kit plane with much of the finish and preparation done at the factory. It provides good STOL performance and will function on floats. Their -ES version of the plane has pre-finished parts and pre-sewn skins for an estimated build time of only 350-400 hours.
The RANS S-12XL is a pusher design that has been into production since 1990. It has side-by-side seating and can be built in a two car garage. Rotax engines from 52 to 100 HP can be accommodated. Cruise speed ranges from 62 to 100 MPH, and it can be built with only a windshield installed instead of the cockpit surround for that out-in-the-open feeling.