Lightning LSA light sport aircraft, Arion Aircraft.

Arion Lightning, Copperstate Fly-In, Buckeye Air Fair,

Arion Aircraft designed and builds the Lightning series. You can own this sleek, graceful aircraft as a fully-built SLSA, and ELSA kit, or an Experimental Amateur Built aircraft. This all-American design hails from Shelbyville, Tennessee.

The composite flying machine uses the Jabiru 3300 120-horsepower engine or Continental's awesome Titan X340 with 180 horsepower. This short video gives you some details and plenty of views of these handsome aircraft.
 

Arion Lightning XS Kit

The XS Kit is all about choices.  The Lightning airframe kit gives you the option of choosing your firewall forward (FWF) package from three currently available. This gives you the opportunity to create the aircraft you have always dreamed of!
 
XS Kit Standard Equipment:
Spring Steel Gear
Removable Fuel Tanks
Short Upswept Wingtips
MK II Tails
Redesigned Lower Gear Assembly
 
XS Kit FWF (firewall forward) Packages:
1. Lycoming 0-320
2. UL 390
3. Jabiru 3300
 
Lightning Classic Kit
 
The Classic Kit contains everything you need except an engine, propeller, avionics, interior and paint.  You can build this kit to go fast or be Light Sport compliant by choosing the appropriate options.  If you already know you want the Jabiru engine, this is the way to go!
 
Classic Kit Standard Equipment:
Aluminum Gear
Removable Fuel Tanks
Bullet Wingtips
MK II Tails
Jabiru FWF Package
25º Electric Flaps

All Lightning Kits and Kit Components:
 
- Main airframe components are vacuum infused, oven cured fiberglass, giving a more consistent parts quality than standard wet lay up structures. Vinyl-ester resin used through out for a high 220 degree thermal deformation temperature.
 
- Simple fiberglass lay-ups are required for items such as canopy frame, rear windows, wing tips, NACA scoops, etc.

- Parts such as the spar box and rudder pedals are pre-welded and powder coated to insure a good fit. Other parts are fabricated by the builder from 6061-T6 aluminum stock. 

Build time approx. 550 hrs without paint, avionics or firewall forward. 
 
The Classic kit is $39,900. The XS kit is $36,900.

The Jabiru engine cost is $19,900, the UL 390 is roughly $30,200 and the Lycoming cost depends on whether you want new or used.

After that it depends on paint, avionics, interior, and other items you may want to add.
 
A builder at home can finish one for $75,000.
 
 Built at the Lightning West build center will cost in the $105,000 range.