Starduster Corporation Sa-300 Starduster Too

Single Piston

The Starduster Too is a two-seat open-cockpit biplane that became one of the most successful homebuilt aircraft designs of the 1960s and remains popular among sport aerobatic pilots today. Designed by Lou Stolp and first flown in 1967, it evolved from the single-seat Starduster and offered builders a robust tandem-seat platform capable of serious aerobatic work while retaining docile handling characteristics. The design was sold as plans to amateur builders, and hundreds were completed over the following decades, making it a fixture at airshows and fly-ins across North America. Powered typically by a Lycoming O-360 or similar 180-horsepower engine, the Starduster Too delivers spirited performance with a cruise speed around 130 knots and a roll rate that satisfies competition aerobatic requirements. Its steel-tube fuselage and wooden wing structure covered in fabric represent classic 1930s biplane construction adapted for the homebuilder, and the type has proven remarkably durable in service. The aircraft's wide speed envelope—from a gentle 48-knot stall to a 180-knot never-exceed—gives pilots confidence in both slow formation work and aggressive aerobatic sequences. While it demands respect in crosswinds due to its narrow landing gear and tailwheel configuration, experienced pilots praise its honest handling and lack of bad habits. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators over routes, with the largest observed operator.