AEROSTAR 700 SERIES

Aerostar 700 Series for Sale — Turbocharged Speed Without Turbine Cost

The Aerostar 700 takes Ted Smith's revolutionary mid-engine twin formula and adds turbocharging to push performance into territory that conventional piston twins cannot approach. Where the Aerostar 600 established the baseline of mid-engine speed, the 700 series builds on that foundation with turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540 engines that maintain sea-level power output to significantly higher altitudes — enabling cruise altitudes above 20,000 feet where the thin air allows true airspeeds that make the 700 competitive with early turboprops at a fraction of their operating cost per hour.

Aerostar 700 Variants

• Aerostar 700 — Twin turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-U2A engines, each producing 350 horsepower, with the same mid-fuselage mounting configuration as the 600 series. Maximum cruise speed approaches 230 knots — a figure that turboprop pilots find genuinely surprising from a piston twin.
• Aerostar 702 — Updated variant with system refinements and improved fuel management, representing the most developed version of the naturally aspirated 700 concept.

The High-Altitude Advantage

Flying the Aerostar 700 at its certified ceiling puts the aircraft above most weather that plagues lower-flying piston twins, reduces engine wear by operating in cooler, thinner air, and delivers true airspeeds that compress travel times dramatically compared to lower-altitude piston operations. For a piston twin owner who regularly flies distances of 500 to 1,000 miles, the 700's high-altitude capability can reduce total trip time by 30–40 minutes compared to a 600 flying at lower altitudes — time savings that accumulate meaningfully across a season of flying.

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