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Data from Cliche and L'il Hustler General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) Wingspan: 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) Wing area: 172 sq ft (16.0 m 2) Empty weight: 500 lb (227 kg) Gross weight: 1,200 lb (544 kg) in the Canadian basic ultralight category, 1500 lbs in the amateur-built category. Fuel capacity: 10 US gallons (38 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 ...
Hummel Aviation is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Bryan, Ohio and founded by James Morris (Morry) Hummel in 1983. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction. [1] [2] The company was formed in 1983 to produce Hummel's initial Hummel Bird design.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its 33.00 ft (10.1 m) span wing has a wing area of 220.0 sq ft (20.44 m 2). The Hornet has the largest wing area and lightest wing loading of any ultralight of its period.
Regulation of ultralight aircraft in the United States is covered by the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 (Federal Aviation Regulations), Part 103, or 14 CFR Part 103, which defines an "ultralight" as a vehicle that: has only one seat [1] [2] Is used only for recreational or sport flying [1] [2]
The US Light Aircraft Hornet is an American two-seats-in-tandem, pusher configuration, tricycle gear, strut-braced high wing ultralight aircraft, that was produced US Light Aircraft Corporation of Ramona, California between 1994 and circa 2008 in kit form for amateur construction. It was also available as a factory-completed light-sport aircraft.
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Unusually for this period in aircraft history when most ultralights had two-axis control, the Ultrastar has standard three-axis controls, including full span ailerons. [ 1 ] When the original Flyer was designed there were no suitable lightweight engines available, so the Flyer first fitted two Chrysler powerplants and later two 11.5 hp (9 kW ...
Mitchell later modified the design into a powered ultralight aircraft with wheeled tricycle landing gear, known as the B-10. The B-10F is a foot-launched variant with only two wheels. [2] The B-10 was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft ...