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Design and development

The prototype Starling first flew on 25 August 1988, it is a

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monoplane mainly built from composite materials. The semi-monocoque fuselage has a

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which has a small ventral fin with a tailskid, the main

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is a fixed tricycle type. The prototype was powered by a

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flat-four piston engine with a two-bladed fixed-pitch tractor propeller. The enclosed cabin has

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seating for two under a one-piece transparent canopy. A BA-14 appeared at the 1988 SBAC

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Specifications (Utility variant)

References

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Bibliography

* * {{Andreasson aircraft 1980s Swedish civil utility aircraft V-tail aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft BA-14 Shoulder-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1988