The A-10 Solo is a single-seat derivative of the two-seat
Antares MA-32. It was designed to comply with the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of . The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of . The A-10 is distributed as a kit in the United States where it is approved for the
Experimental - Amateur-built category. The aircraft design features a
cable-braced hang glider-style
high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit with a
cockpit fairing,
tricycle landing gear with
wheel pants and a single engine in
pusher configuration. The aircraft is made from bolted-together
aluminum tubing, with a single-piece composite mainwheel spring system and a
titanium front wheel fork for off-airport landings. The double surface wing covered in
Dacron sailcloth. Its span wing is supported by a single tube-type
kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. Optionally a "topless" wing, lacking the kingpost, can be fitted. The powerplant is a twin cylinder, air-cooled,
two-stroke,
dual-ignition Rotax 503 engine or optionally a
Rotax 447 engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is . A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the standard
Aeros Stranger 2, or
Aeros Still 17. Optional wings include the
Aeros Stranger 2M,
Aeros Stream 16 or
Aeros Profi ==Specifications (A-10 Solo) ==