TL Sport Unveils Sirius BackCountry at AirVenture

New STOL aircraft are engineered to meet the FAA’s new MOSAIC performance-based standards.

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM ET

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L Sport Aircraft unveiled the Sirius BackCountry, a high-performance STOL aircraft designed for the North American market. [Courtesy: TL Sport Aircraft]

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TL Sport Aircraft unveiled its new Sirius BackCountry at EAA AirVenture, a high-performance STOL aircraft specifically engineered for the North American market.
The aircraft boasts impressive short-field capabilities (under 100 ft takeoff, 200 ft landing) combined with a 156 mph cruise speed, featuring a carbon Kevlar composite airframe and 26-inch Alaskan Bushwheel tires for rugged terrain.
The Sirius BackCountry is designed to be "MOSAIC-ready," complying with the FAA's recently finalized Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification rules, with its debut perfectly coinciding with the rule's release.

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TL Sport Aircraft officially unveiled its new Sirius BackCountry model last week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, introducing a high-performance short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft specifically engineered for the North American market.

Modeled after its popular high-wing predecessors, like the TL-3000 Sirius, the BackCountry combines short-field capability with high-speed cruise performance.