Utah-based Wasatch Aero has added a four-seat, twin-turboprop to its development roadmap, positioning the proposed aircraft for multiengine flight training and personal flying.
The company’s roadmap describes a multi-engine turbine twin powered by two Turbo Tech engines, each rated at 148 horsepower. Wasatch lists target figures of a 200-knot cruise speed, fuel consumption of 12 to 14 gallons per hour and a 23,000-foot service ceiling. It says the aircraft is still in design and that specifications may change.
AVweb, which reported the plan, said Wasatch has not announced pricing or a delivery schedule for the twin. The company’s earlier development sequence begins with the two-seat SD3 and turbine-powered SD3T trainers. Wasatch lists prototype flights for those aircraft in late 2026, but has not provided a comparable date for the twin, according to AVweb’s report.
Wasatch says using the same engine in the SD3T and the proposed twin could give flight schools commonality in parts and maintenance practices while allowing students to move from single-engine to multiengine training on related equipment. Those are company-stated objectives, not independently verified operational results.
The proposal is tied to the FAA’s expanded MOSAIC framework. AVweb reported that the revised light-sport aircraft rules allow aircraft in the category to have up to four seats, multiple engines and turbine propulsion. However, FAA aviation safety inspector Marcel Bernard told the publication that sport pilots would not receive multiengine privileges under the framework. Pilots operating the proposed aircraft would still need the appropriate certificate and multiengine rating.
The available sources document a company roadmap and preliminary targets rather than an operational aircraft, certification approval or production commitment.