Jackaroo Javelin Javelin Australia JB-1000 Jodel BEBE Kasperwing I-80 Klos Monoplane Ladybird Lady Bug Lane Flycycle Lark Lazair IV Legal Eagle Legal Light Lightbeam L’il Breezy Libellule MkIII Little Bi Lk-2M Sluka Loehle Fun Machine Lucky II Luftibus GB-1
Jackaroo. (Aus.) Designed by Colin Winton. Empty weight 250 lbs. Winton Aircraft. (Jane’s 85-86, p. 642).
Javelin. (U.S., 1996). Conventional 3-Axis control. Strut braced wing with double surface and full span ailerons. Length 18', height 6', wing span 28', wing area 112 sq/ft. Structural limits +4 Gs and -2 Gs. Capella Aircraft Corp., 7800-C HWY 71 W, Austin, TX 78735, 512-288-4161, capella@flash.net. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Javelin_ultralight/?yguid=75609453.
Javelin. (Aus.,1984). Single seat, high wing monoplane designed by Leigh Wakelan. A direct descendent of the Australian Mustang, however, it is strut braced. Length 16.3', wing span 28', wing area 138 sq/ft. Empty weight 240 lbs. Flight 95 Australia Pty Ltd. (No picture available).
JB-1000. High-wing, strut braced monoplane. Pusher engine. Pod-type pilot module. 3-axis controls. Wing span 30’, wing area 150 sq.ft. Empty wight 251 lbs. Leader’s International.
Jodel BEBE. (No info available).
Kasperwing I-80. (1976). Designed by W. Kasper in collaboration with Steve Grossruck. Single-surface high-wing pusher engine monoplane with hybrid control. Wing has swept back leading and trailing edges and no tail. Wing braced by kingpost and cables. Tricycle landing gear. Aluminium-tube framework. Dacron used for covering wing. Length 10’, Height 11’, Wingspan 35’ wing area 180 sq/ft. Empty weight 160 lbs. Structural strength +7 Gs and -4 Gs. 10:1 glide ratio. Cascade Ultralites.
Klos Monoplane. (Pol., 7/1977). Kazimierz Jarzab, S. Kustron and S. Wopjton designed and built this single seat ultralight aircraft. Single strut braced hi-wing with a Clark Y wing section. No flaps or trim tabs. Taildragger with V-tail. 16 hp modified MZ 250 motorcycle engine. Empty weight 209 lbs., payload 209lbs. (Jane’s 81-82, p. 498).
Ladybird. (Brit. 1982). 3-Axis with wing warping for roll control and stall speed designed by Mike Campbell-Jones.. Length 18’, height 7.4’, wing span 36.1’, wing area 136 sq/ft. Empty weight 250 lbs. Structural limits +6 Gs and -3 Gs. Glide ratio 13:1. Campbell-Jones. (Jane’s 83-84, p. 646).
Lady Bug. (No info available).
Lane Flycycle. A replica of DePischoff Bi-plane of 1921. Dick Lane built this single seat biplane with his students. Braced wings of wood and fabric. Taildragger. Wing span 13’6”, length 12’6”, Height 3’6”. Empty weight 320 lbs with gross weight of 550 lbs. (Jane’s 77-78, p545).
Lark. (Poland). No info available.
Lazair IV. (1978). Designed and engineered by Dale Kramer. Twin engine. 2-3-Axis controls switchable in flight with taildragger wheels. Double surface wings produce 12:1 glide ratio. Essentially a powered glider. Built from riveted aluminum tubes. Wings covered with Tedlar for UV-Ray resistance. Estimated build time of 150 hrs. Empty weight: 210 lbs. Length 14', height 6.3', wing span 36.3', wing area 148 sq/ft. Structural limits +4 Gs and -2 Gs. I’ve seen a number of these flying over El Mirage lakebed in S. California. Wind Craft, 8313 East 400 South Rd., Greentown, IN 46936, 317-628-2691.
Legal Eagle. (1999). According to Leonard Milholland, the designer, this airplane features a welded fuselage with an all wood wing. The tail section is an aluminum tube using pop rivets and gussets. Tricycle landing gear with Tuffy bicycle wheels. ½ VW tractor engine. Climb rate 300 fpm. Better Half VW, P.O. Box 747, Brookshire, TX 77423, 281-934-8450. Leonard@fbtc.net.
Legal Light.
(U.S., 2003).
3-axis
control with tricycle landing gear and full-span ailerons.
Wing coverings dope and fabric.
32 hp MZ34 tractor engine with electric starter.
Wing span 28', wing area 140 sq/ft.
Empty weight 241 lbs. Useful load 309 lbs. Cruise speed 50 mph and stall
speed 25 mph. Rate of climb 600 fpm. R&D
Aerosports,
Wausau, WI 544403.
Lightbeam. Constructed at EAA Chapter 1 hangar at Flabob Field in Rubidoux, CA. Designed by Barnaby Wainfan and Richard Riley. Zenoah G25 powered. Aluminum frame, sail-covered wings and Polyfiber empennage.
Li'l
Breezy.
Aluminum with foam wing ribs. Covered with heat
shrink fabric. Harper Aircraft Inc.,
6580 Anvers Blvd. S,
Jacksonville, FL 32210, 904-778-0021,
Libellule MkIII. (Fr., 1981). Designed by Bernard Broc. Length 19.8;, height 8.2’, wing span 32.9’, wing area 161 sq/ft. Empty weight 232 lbs. +4.5 Gs and -2.5 Gs. Glide ratio 14:1.
Little Bi. Simpson Midwest Ultralights. Fisk, MO.
LK-2M Sluka. (1987). Strut braced, high-wing monoplane. Letov Air Ltd.
Loehle Fun Machine. Loehle’s first aircraft. Single-seat, biplane constructed of aluminum alloy and double surface mylar laminated Dacron on wings and tail unit. Wing span 28’, wing area 174 sq/ft. Empty weight 244 lbs. (Janes 85-86, p. 694).
Lucky Stars II. (Modified 2009 for larger engine). High aspect ratio wing with 34' span and wing area of 122 sq/ft. Height 8.5', length 17.3'. 2024 aluminum ladder frame wings with flaps. De-rated Kawasaki 340 engine. Empty weight 245 lbs. which includes BRS Chute. Payload 255 lbs. Full flying stabilator. Dual full flying rudders. Tricycle landing gear. 60 mph cruise with a stall speed of 28 mph (with flaps) and rate of climb 600 fpm. Wing loading 3.5 lbs/sq.ft. Glide ratio 8:1. "This is my best and most efficient design" says designer Mark Stull who provided above information. mstull@wtxs.net. San Angelo, TX.
Luftibus GB-1 (Switzerland). First Flight 6/77. Single seat, hi-wing monoplane with pusher engine. Light alloy tube fuselage. Tricycle landing gear. 45 hp 1600 cc VW engine. Wing span 22’ 11½”, wing area 75.35 sq/ft., Length 16’5”, Height 4’11”. Empty weight 507 lbs. Bezzola.
