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Meet the aircraft
The Shark first flew in August 2009 and was built by Shark.Aero in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Two occupants sit in tandem beneath a canopy on a streamlined low-wing airframe. Fixed and retractable landing-gear versions have been offered. Aerobask represents the Shark UL.
Aircraft background
Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗Living with the aircraft beyond the first impression
Mareček wanted more than a brief checkout before judging the Shark. His time with it included fast journeys, slow photographic flying and varied weather, as well as rides shared with other pilots. He found the aircraft enjoyable across that range, with low-speed handling easing his initial concern about keeping company with a slower camera aircraft. Living with it also revealed details a short flight might miss.
Pilot LAA ČR 11/2023 · English translation hosted by Shark Aero. Dozens of hours in the aircraft and a separate survey of fifteen pilots; anonymous survey responses are not extra accounts.
Pilot LAA ČR / Shark Aero · Read more ↗A SkyView cockpit with a stated navigation limit
Aerobask lists synthetic vision, a touchscreen, autopilot and optional Navigraph charts. The developer says the SkyView map and flight-plan displays cannot show arrivals or approaches because of X-Plane limitations.
Shark.Aero Shark · Aerobask · X-Plane 12
Aerobask · Read more ↗Into the cockpit
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Meet Shark.Aero Shark
The Shark first flew in August 2009 and was built by Shark.Aero in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Two occupants sit in tandem beneath a canopy on a streamlined low-wing airframe. Fixed and retractable landing-gear versions have been offered. Aerobask represents the Shark UL.
Shark.Aero Shark
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Shark.Aero Shark
Wikipedia contributors · Shark.Aero Shark ↗Aerobask · X-Plane 12 →Aircraft type designators
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History & design
Development milestones
Designer: Jaroslav Dostál, Vlado Pekár
First flight: 19 August 2009
Wikipedia contributors · Shark.Aero Shark ↗Shark.Aero Shark · family/variant named by the source · Wikipedia revision 1340856113
Pilot accounts
Living with the aircraft beyond the first impression
Mareček wanted more than a brief checkout before judging the Shark. His time with it included fast journeys, slow photographic flying and varied weather, as well as rides shared with other pilots. He found the aircraft enjoyable across that range, with low-speed handling easing his initial concern about keeping company with a slower camera aircraft.
Living with it also revealed details a short flight might miss. He appreciated the illuminated mechanical landing-gear indicators when returning at dusk, but criticised the canopy-lock arrangement and some control conventions. His affection survived those reservations. The report presents an aircraft that had become an experience in its own right for him, while remaining specific about things he wanted improved.
Pilot LAA ČR 11/2023 · English translation hosted by Shark Aero. Dozens of hours in the aircraft and a separate survey of fifteen pilots; anonymous survey responses are not extra accounts.
Read the full account · Pilot LAA ČR / Shark Aero ↗From the midnight sun to a welcome beside the Adriatic
Pruša planned a north-to-south flight to use the summer daylight, with an additional fuel tank occupying the rear seat. Friends and airport staff helped prepare the aircraft and organise the departure. Once airborne, the midnight sun behind him and the darker sky ahead made the passage south a striking personal experience.
The long flight brought repeated calculations about distance, weather and remaining fuel. Messages from friends provided company, while deteriorating conditions later required changes along the route. At Brač, a musical welcome surprised him after landing, and a swim in the Adriatic followed soon afterwards. His account reports a 3,189-kilometre journey while clearly distinguishing the attempt from a formally recognised world record.
Flying Revue 8/2024. Modified Shark 600 long-distance flight, Honningsvåg to Brač, 30 June–1 July 2024; expressly described as an unofficial record attempt.
Read the full account · Flying Revue / Shark Aero ↗An unexpected stop becomes a memory of kindness
Rutherford described a journey repeatedly reshaped by weather and changing entry rules. An unexpected diversion in Indonesia left her unable to leave a small airport’s property, sleeping in the terminal. The discomfort was tempered by helpful people and good food, making their kindness part of the memory of the flight.
Arriving in Singapore also required patience while thunderstorms complicated the approach. In the interview, she placed the journey within a wider ambition to encourage young women to pursue aviation and technical subjects. Family members helped with logistics, and rest days included university applications. The Shark’s long journey was therefore also a gap-year adventure, supported by people at home and strangers along the way.
Aerospace Singapore interview during her December 2021 stopover. Extended-range Shark loaned for her circumnavigation; the webpage’s May 2023 date is later than the conversation.
Read the full account · Aerospace Singapore / AAIS ↗In your simulator
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X-Plane 12Shark.Aero Shark
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Shark.Aero Shark
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Aircraft specifications
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| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Length | 6.715 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Wingspan | 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) |
| Wing area | 9.50 m² (102.3 sq ft) |
| Empty weight | 275 kg (606 lb) |
| Max takeoff weight | 472.5 kg (1,042 lb) |
| Powerplant | 1 × Rotax 912ULS flat-four, air and liquid cooled., 73.5 kW (98.6 hp) |
| Propellers | 3-bladed Duc Hélices variable pitch composite, Woodcomp 2 blade hydraulic. |
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn) |
| Cruise speed | 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn) economical |
| Stall speed | 64 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn) flaps down |
| Range | 2,500 km (1,550 mi, 1,350 nmi) 40 gallon tanks |
| Service ceiling | 4,100 m (13,500 ft) |
| Rate of climb | 7.4 m/s (1,460 ft/min) max, at sea level |
Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
A SkyView cockpit with a stated navigation limitShark.Aero Shark · Aerobask · X-Plane 12
Aerobask lists synthetic vision, a touchscreen, autopilot and optional Navigraph charts. The developer says the SkyView map and flight-plan displays cannot show arrivals or approaches because of X-Plane limitations.
Aerobask Shark UL · X-Plane12; Navigraph subscription required for charts
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Bring individual instruments into viewShark.Aero Shark · Aerobask · X-Plane 12
The feature list offers instrument popups, popouts and custom options, including engine monitoring, an electric propeller regulator, standby instruments and a rear-seat attitude module.
Developer feature list; no unlisted equipment compatibility inferred
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Configure switches and return to saved settingsShark.Aero Shark · Aerobask · X-Plane 12
Aerobask lists functional breaker-switches with configurable reliability, flap-extension and gear-retraction protection, and persistence for many settings between flights.
Shark UL X-Plane12 feature list
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Sound and visibility respond to the flightShark.Aero Shark · Aerobask · X-Plane 12
The listed FMOD environment is by Daniela Rodriguez Careri, with a simulated headset and exterior sound effects. Windshield effects include reflections, rain and frost.
Developer attribution; documented features, without a runtime-fidelity claim
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Pilot account
Living with the aircraft beyond the first impressionPilot LAA ČR 11/2023 · English translation hosted by Shark Aero. Dozens of hours in the aircraft and a separate survey of fifteen pilots; anonymous survey responses are not extra accounts.
Mareček wanted more than a brief checkout before judging the Shark. His time with it included fast journeys, slow photographic flying and varied weather, as well as rides shared with other pilots. He found the aircraft enjoyable across that range, with low-speed handling easing his initial concern about keeping company with a slower camera aircraft. Living with it also revealed details a short flight might miss.
Martin Mareček
Pilot LAA ČR / Shark Aero · Read the source ↗From the midnight sun to a welcome beside the AdriaticFlying Revue 8/2024. Modified Shark 600 long-distance flight, Honningsvåg to Brač, 30 June–1 July 2024; expressly described as an unofficial record attempt.
Pruša planned a north-to-south flight to use the summer daylight, with an additional fuel tank occupying the rear seat. Friends and airport staff helped prepare the aircraft and organise the departure. Once airborne, the midnight sun behind him and the darker sky ahead made the passage south a striking personal experience. The long flight brought repeated calculations about distance, weather and remaining fuel.
Jiří Pruša
Flying Revue / Shark Aero · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Aircraft background
Shark.Aero SharkWikipedia contributors · Research background · retrieved 2026-09-12Product
Shark ULAerobask · Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12Type designator
ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03Built-in force-feedback profiles
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Aerobask · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
Aerobask Shark UL: The selected response supplies light-aircraft stick loading.
Shark.Aero Shark
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
X-Plane 12
Shark.Aero Shark: The selected response supplies light-aircraft stick loading.
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