Skykits Corporation

The Savannah VG is our standard cabin STOL airplane.  VG stands for "vortex generators" and there are fifty vgs on each wing.  Vortex generators cause the air to swirl over the wing thereby increasing lift while lowering drag. 

The original Savannah wing employed leading edge slats to obtain a short takeoff and low stall speed.  However, slats produce lots of drag resulting in low cruise speed.  Newer technology was needed.  By removing the slats, extending the nose of the wing and adding vgs, our Savannah cruise speed was increased by almost ten miles per hour while maintaining the same STOL performance.  We think it looks cleaner too!

Of course the secret to vgs is to place them in the optimum position on the nose skin.  That's a tricky proposition if you have to use templates, a pencil and a drill.  Luckily for our builders, we use a laser to cut two holes in the nose skin at precisely the right location.  The vg has two studs on the backside which allow it to be snapped into the laser-cut holes.  When you get the chance look down a VG wing.  You'll see 100 perfectly aligned vortex generators.  By the way, check out our rivet lines too.  Whether you build or we do, you'll see every rivet line is perfect.  That's because all our skins are pre-drilled to the full rivet size - not just pilot holes.  The Savannah VG,  built by you or us, is a beautifully engineered airplane.

Length: 21' 8"
Height: 8' 3"
Wing span: 29' 8"
Wing chord: 52"
Wing area: 135.7 s.f.
Aspect ratio: 6.4:1
Wing loading: 9.1 lbs./s.f.
Flaps: 0 - 20 - 40
Landing gear: fixed, tricycle
Wheel track; 5' 7"
Cabin width: 42" plus bubble doors
Gross weight: 1235 lbs.
Limit load factor: +6/-3g
Empty weight - lbs with standard equipment: 630
Useful load - lbs: 605
Fuel capacity - US gal: 21 (126 lb)
Payload with max. fuel - lbs: 479

Performance figures are at gross weight with standard tires, at standard temperature and pressure and are general in nature.