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S-12 Airaile

Seats
2 2
Power
64 hp48 kW
Cruise
65 kt121 km/h
US register
21 aircraft21 aircraft
Rans S-12 Airaile
Rans S-12 Airaile
Rans S-12 Airaile
Rans S-12 Airaile
Rans S-12 Airaile
Rans S-12 Airaile
Photo: Huhu Uet · CC BY 3.0Photo: Oyoyoy · CC BY-SA 3.0Photo: Bene Riobó · CC BY-SA 4.0Photo: Bene Riobó · CC BY-SA 4.0Photo: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center / NASA/Les Teal · Public domainPhoto: Huhu Uet · CC BY 3.0

About the S-12 Airaile

The Rans S-12 Airaile is a fixed-wing amateur-built aircraft featuring a pusher engine configuration and side-by-side seating for two people. Manufactured by Rans, this single-engine tricycle-gear machine suits recreational pilots and amateur builders looking for a responsive kit aircraft with balanced handling. Its basic layout combines a welded steel front enclosure with an aluminum tube boom leading to the tail, covered in dacron sail cloth.

Introduced in the early 1990s by the Kansas-based company, the type is available in multiple kit versions with varying wing options and engine powerplants. Later refinements, such as the XL and S variants, adopted higher-output engines to improve speed and climb rates. Numerous examples have been assembled by amateur builders globally and registered under local ultralight or light aircraft regulations.

Engines fitted

20 aircraft
EnginePowerShare of fleetAircraft
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) — 12
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER — 3
Rotax 582 65 hp 3
Rotax 912 80 hp 2

S-12 Airaile variants

DesignationSeatsEngine powerMax take-off weightCruise speedRange
S-12 Airaile This page 2264 hp48 kW974 lb442 kg65 kt121 km/h289 nm536 km
S 12XL 2264 hp48 kW975 lb442 kg65 kt121 km/h289 nm536 km

S-12 Airaile prices

Asking prices of those for sale now, US dollars

Asking prices for the 3 Rans S-12 Airaile aircraft for sale with a price run from $10,500 to $25,281, with a median of $11,100.

S-12 Airaile for sale now

All S-12 Airaile for sale (3)

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