Lost Hill Aviation, Inc. has had the privilege of doing several custom installations of the HKS 700E. We are proud to acknowledge that we were the first company to apply many of these installations to several applications.  Our firsts include the Challengers 2, the Kitfox Model 1, Kitfox Model 3, Rans S4, Rans S6ES, Rans S7, and  T  Bird.

            As a full service dealer, we are committed to helping our customers before, during, and after a sale. We help our customers by giving them what information we can to help them make their decision whether an HKS is right for them. We will answer your questions honestly. If your airplane is not among those models that have previously had an HKS installed, then we can design and fabricate a mount to fit an HKS to your application. We can install your new engine for you, or we will give you full step-by-step support as you install your own application. We also service and overhaul the HKS 700E as it is required.

Aircraft Installation descriptions.

            Challenger II Long Wing

            We are reporting a cruise speed on the HKS/Challenger is 75 mph at 5400 rpm.  The climb rate is 500 feet per minute, with a fuel burn of 2.5 gals. Per hour at 5400 rpm.  There is a IVO three blade propeller being used on the HKS/Challenger. 

            Rans S-4

            The Rans S-4 is a beautiful installation.  Cruise is between 75 and 80 mph  with the rpm at 5400.  A 68” IVO two blade propeller was used with this installation but you could use Warp Drive or Power-Fin propellers.

            Rans S-7

            The Rans S-7 has a cruise of 70 to 75 mph at 5400 rpm.  The rate of climb is estimated at 500 feet per minute.  These numbers where taken with a 72” Power Fin propeller.

            T-Bird II

            We installed an HKS 700E on a older model T-bird II.  The cruise is comparable with the Rotax 582 with the HKS 700E it has a cruise of 60 to 65 mph at a rpm of 5200.  This installation is using a 70” Warp Drive propeller.