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The aircraft has a 4130 steel tube frame fuselage and a wing constructed from aluminium tubing, all covered in doped fabric. The wings are equipped with slotted-style flaps and fold for transport or storage without a requirement to disconnect the flaps and ailerons. The landing gear is bungee suspended. The Sky Raider has a fully enclosed ...
The wings are strut-braced and utilize jury struts. The wings and tail surfaces are covered in pre-sewn Dacron envelopes, which reduces construction time. The wings have full-span ailerons, while the tail features conventional elevators and rudder. The landing gear is a tricycle gear arrangement with bungee suspension on the main wheels. The ...
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 ...
Two seat side-by-side configuration ultralight trainer, first flown in 1995, with first deliveries in February 1998. Folding wings were a factory option. Standard engine is the 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 or 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 as an option. [1] [2] [3] Phantom I Single seat ultralight aircraft with struts in place of cable-bracing.
The aircraft has a very small wing for the US ultralight category with a wing area of only 95 sq ft (8.8 m 2) and a wingspan of 17.6 ft (5.4 m). The wing is equipped with flaps that give it a stall speed of 25 mph (40 km/h). The small wing gives the aircraft a high cruise speed and better resistance to turbulence than a lighter-loaded wing.
Data from Kitplanes, Cliche and Purdy General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 19 ft 0 in (5.79 m) Wingspan: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Wing area: 110 sq ft (10 m 2) Empty weight: 345 lb (156 kg) Gross weight: 850 lb (386 kg) Fuel capacity: 10 US gallons (38 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, 64 hp (48 kW ...
Data from Kitplanes, Cliche and Purdy General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m) Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Wing area: 160 sq ft (15 m 2) Empty weight: 450 lb (204 kg) Gross weight: 1,000 lb (454 kg) Fuel capacity: 10 US gallons (38 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, 64 hp (48 kW ...
Challenger I (Challenger UL) Single seat, 31.5 ft (9.6 m) wingspan gives lower stall speed. Can be fitted with a variety of engines. Qualifies as a US "Experimental - Amateur-Built", Light sport aircraft or with the 22 hp (16 kW) Hirth F-33 engine as a US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicle, 800 reported completed and flown by the fall of 2011.