Performance Aircraft Formula GT


The Performance Aircraft Formula GT is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Performance Aircraft of Olathe, Kansas, introduced in the 1990s. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

Design and development

The Formula GT features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The aircraft is made from composite materials. Its span wing, mounts slotted electric flaps and has a wing area of. The cabin width is. The design includes dual side sticks and a large baggage compartment with its own external door. The acceptable power range is and the standard engine specified is a liquid-cooled V-8 automotive conversion powerplant.
The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of, giving a useful load of. With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is.
The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a engine is and the landing roll is.
The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 1500 hours.

Operational history

In April 2015 one example was registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. It is powered by a Lycoming AEIO-540 engine.

Specifications (Formula GT)