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In 2015 the aircraft kit was €2,660 and plans sold for €150. [2] The Souricette has also been flown as an all-electric aircraft. On Sunday, 23 December 2007, the Electravia team and the association APAME first flew its Souricette electric-powered open-cockpit airplane at Aspres sur Buech airfield, Hautes Alpes, France. This Souricette was a ...
The Huntwing was designed to comply with the British BCAR Section S microlight category. It was first flown in 1982 and introduced commercially in 1992. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with a cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in pusher configuration.
Ikarus C42 ultralight of Airbourne Aviation arrives at the 2018 RIAT, England. The dual control throttle levers are situated between the legs, and pivot from side to side so can be folded out of the way making entry and exit of the aircraft easier. The flaps are controlled by a centrally-mounted lever on the roof of the cabin.
The Mitchell Wing B-10 is an American high-wing, open cockpit, single-seat, tailless, ultralight aircraft and motor glider designed by Don Mitchell and based on his Mitchell Wing hang-glider. It has been produced by a variety of companies in the form of kits and plans for amateur construction. [1] [2] It first flew in 1980. [3]
Beaujon Aircraft publishes the plans along with six other designs in book form under the name How to Build Ultralights. [ 1 ] The Mach .07 was specifically designed to comply with the United States ultralight category and its FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum 254 lb (115 kg) empty weight.
The Tiger Cub Developments (TCD) Sherwood Ranger is a single engine, tandem two seat biplane microlight designed and built in the United Kingdom in the early 1990s. Kits were originally produced by TCD; later, design rights were acquired by The Light Aircraft Company Ltd (TLAC) who resumed kit production in 2009.
Data from Ultralight and Microlight Aircraft of the World General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 5.20 m (17 ft 1 in) Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in) Height: 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) Wing area: 10.0 m 2 (108 sq ft) Aspect ratio: 10.0 Airfoil: laminar type, 15% thickness-to-chord ratio Empty weight: 135 kg (298 lb) Max takeoff weight: 250 kg (551 lb) Fuel capacity: 20.0 L (5.3 US gal, 4.4 Imp gal ...
The SportStar was the first special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and was named "S-LSA Aircraft of the Year" in 2011 by AeroNews Network. [1] According to Flight International , the SportStar held the number-one seller spot in 2005, which the periodical attributed to its high range of ...