The Bede BD-17 Nugget is an American single-seat monoplane. designed by Bedecorp for amateur construction from a kit.

The Nugget was announced in June 2000 and was designed to be easy to build with a maximum of 100 parts. The first flight of the tricycle landing gear prototype was on 11 February 2001. It is an all-metal low-wing monoplane, it has optional folding wings and is available with fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel or a tricycle landing gear. It can be fitted with an engine between 45 and 80 hp (33.6 to 59.7 kW). The prototype had a 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E two-cylinder four-stroke engine. The pilot has an enclosed cockpit with a rearward-sliding canopy.

The Beecraft Honey Bee was an all-metal V-tailed homebuilt aircraft, that was designed by Walter E. Mooney and first flown on 12 July 1952.

The Honey Bee was designed and built by Walter E. Mooney

The Honey Bee is a single seat all metal, high-wing, tricycle gear-equipped aircraft with a V-tail. The stressed skin aircraft is designed to accommodate wing flaps and slots.

The prototype was test flown by William Chana on 12 July 1952 and certified on 17 December 1953.

The Honey Bee prototype now is on display at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. It is the lone Bee aircraft to survive an arson fire at the museum.

The Messerschmitt BF 109 is certified as an ultralight aircraft, after the BfU 84 - LTA UL 2003. From the 1992 form, the new series had its first flight on 17 November 2006, after extensive revision.

The first 109 flew well, but was not particularly agile. Thus Bek began to build the first form for a plastic 109. Soon finished the first 109 from that form first flew in 1991. The second aircraft, registered D-MYBB, first flew in 1992, but was lost in an accident that same year. Bek's third prototype, D-MNBP, was flown in about 1994 and resulted in some kits being sold.

The Peak Me 109 microlight Messerschmitt is now available either as a microlight or an experimental kit.

The BF 109 UL is a single-seat GRP low-wing aircraft with one piece wing, and tail wheel landing gear. The retractable main landing gear has a steerable tail wheel. Parachute: BRS 5 UL 1050 Softpack.

The Peak Aerospace Me 109R was originally produced by Peak Aerospace, Mecklenburger Ultraleicht Flugzeugbau Christian Engelen and then by Classic Planes GmbH of Pasewalk.

The production version, the Me 109R is made from composites. Standard engines available include the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke, the 70 hp (52 kW) Weber Motor MPE 750 and the 80 hp (60 kW) D-Motor LF26 four-stroke powerplants. The unit cost, assembled, was €40,990 in 2015.

The Bilsam Sky Cruiser is a Polish microlight aircraft designed and produced by Bilsam Aviation of Poznań, introduced in the early 2000s. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft, as a kit and in the form of plans for amateur construction.

The manufacturer's website is non-functional and has been so since about 2008, so it is not clear if the company is still in business.

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). With a Rotax 912 ULS engine it is an accepted US light sport aircraft and also a Transport Canada accepted Advanced Ultra-Light Aeroplane.

Originally shown as a pusher configuration design in 2003, by 2004 the aircraft had been redesigned. In its production configuration the Sky Cruiser features a cantilever high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cabin with doors for access, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from composite material. Its 9.0 m (29.5 ft) span wing mounts flaps and has a wing area of 10.35 m2 (111.4 sq ft). The standard engine used is the 100 hp (75 kW) Suzuki automotive conversion powerplant.

The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 250 kg (550 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (990 lb), giving a useful load of 200 kg (440 lb). With full fuel of 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal) the payload for pilot, passenger and baggage is 157 kg (346 lb).

The Sky Cruiser was redesigned by BOT Aircraft as the BOT SC07 Speed Cruiser.

It can be built as a basic ultra-light, an advanced ultra-light or amateur-built aircraft.

The Merlin was designed in 1986 by John Burch, who intended to use it in his flight training school. Burch was disappointed with the early ultralights available, in particular their inability to take off and land in crosswinds. The aircraft wing was inspired by the Lazair's wing and used the same aluminum "D" cell and foam rib construction techniques and constant-tapered wing planform. The first example, built by Birch's company, Macair, flew in 1987.

The Merlin won the Pilot's Choice Award as Best Ultralight at the Aircraft Sport Expo in 1988.

Burch formed Macair Industries in Baldwin, Ontario to produce the aircraft. Initially there were two versions: the Merlin M50 powered by the 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 two-stroke powerplant and the Merlin GT and Sport 65 version powered by the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 532 and later 582. The 100 hp (75 kW) Honda-based CAM 100 engine was also available as an option.

In 1991 Burch moved production of the Merlin to Michigan, USA under a new company name, Malcolm Aircraft. Within a short time that company went out of business and the Merlin was picked up by a new company in 1993 operating under the name of Merlin Aircraft who marketed the Merlin GT. After three years the company ceased business and the rights to the design were acquired by Blue Yonder Aviation of Indus, Alberta who continue to produce kits. Marketing in the United States was conducted by Aerocomp (now Comp Air) for some time, but this arrangement has been ended.

For more design details, list of manufacturers and variants, click here.

The EZ Flyer was the first aircraft design of Wayne Winters of Indus, Alberta. In 1991 Winters set out to design a high performance kit plane that he intended to produce commercially. While considering the design parameters of that proposed aircraft he saw a picture of a Breezy homebuilt and decided instead to design a smaller and lighter aircraft inspired by the Breezy instead. Winter's own past experience flying Ultraflight Lazairs provided the motivation for the design of a slow, easy to handle aircraft with an open cockpit.

Winters designed a new open lattice, "N" girder fuselage constructed from 4130 steel tube along with a new tail to be fitted with wings from the Merlin EZ. The aircraft retained the Junker's ailerons of the Merlin along with the Clark "Y" airfoil that produces docile handling characteristics. The wing also features the Merlin's leading edge "D" cell construction, with foam ribs. The prototype has two seats in tandem and is powered by a Rotax 503 two stroke engine of 50 hp (37 kW).

The EZ Flyer can be equipped with a variety of powerplants, all mounted in pusher configuration:

• Rotax 503 50 hp (37 kW)
  
• Rotax 582 64 hp (48 kW)
  
• Rotax 912 80 hp (60 kW)
  
• Rotax 912S 100 hp (75 kW)
  

A twn engine variant has been developed.

The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

The SC07 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft structure is predominantly made from carbon fibre, with just part of the rudder made from fibreglass. Its 8.1 m (26.6 ft) span wing is also made from carbon fibre, covered with fibreglass and fits flaps. Standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS and the 91.8 hp (68 kW) D-Motor LF26 four-stroke powerplants.

The SC07 is capable of towing gliders and also operating on floats.

As of January 2017, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft.

The Bowers Fly Baby is a homebuilt, single-seat, open-cockpit, wood and fabric low-wing monoplane that was designed by famed United States aircraft designer and Boeing historian, Peter M. Bowers.

The prototype Fly Baby first flew in 1962. It is now on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

Variants include a biplane version called the Bowers Bi-Baby or Fly Baby 1-B and several dual cockpit designs by various builders. Bowers also designed a side-by-side two-seat version he called Namu, but few examples have been built.

The Fly Baby was the winner of the Experimental Aircraft Association's 1962 design competition.

Over 500 Fly Babies have been completed to date, with scores still flying worldwide and an active network of builders and owners. It is built from plans and was designed to be constructed in a garage using only basic hand tools, by a person of average "home handyman" skill in 1962. The plans consist of over one hundred pages of typewritten instructions and dimensioned drawings. After Bowers' death in 2003 the plans were unavailable for a time, but starting in 2007 they were back on the market, sold by the Bowers family.

The Fly Baby was designed to be a very simple aircraft. For example, the fuel gauge is a stiff wire attached to a float poking up through the gas cap (a common application in the 1930s and 1940s, as seen on Piper and Aeronca light aircraft). The structure is of aircraft-grade spruce and plywood (Bowers did not advocate skimping on the quality of structural wood), covered with doped aircraft fabric. Aileron controls are push-tube, elevator controls are a combination of push-tube and cable, the rudder is cable-controlled.

The landing gear is fixed and unsprung. The main landing gear struts are made of laminated wood with a steel axle. The only shock absorption comes from the tires themselves. Hydraulic wheel brakes are usually fitted.

The aircraft was designed to be powered by a 65-horsepower (48 kW) Continental A-65 piston engine taken from a Piper Cub. Engines of up to 100 horsepower (75 kW) have been fitted, including the Continental O-200 and converted Corvair automotive conversions.

The Fly Baby's wings fold up against the fuselage enabling it to be stored in a single-car garage or a car trailer. The wings can be folded or unfolded in about 15 minutes. The airplane was designed to be stored in a garage and towed to the airport on its own gear. In practice, most owners use a trailer or keep their Fly Baby hangared at an airport.

Variant

Bowers Bi-Baby
A Fly Baby can be converted to a biplane Bi-Baby in less than one hour by adding the struts and upper wing to the existing aircraft (if the fittings were built in) or it can be built as a biplane version from the start.

Fly Baby Bi-Baby

The Bradley BA 100 Aerobat is an American aerobatic homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Bradley Aerospace of Chico, California. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

The BA 100 Aerobat features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear, or optional conventional landing gear, and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The all-metal aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 18.40 ft (5.6 m) span wing lacks flaps and has a wing area of 63.00 sq ft (5.853 m2). The cabin width is 22 in (56 cm). The acceptable power range is 70 to 100 hp (52 to 75 kW) and the standard powerplant is the 70 hp (52 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine. For aerobatics the BA 100 is stressed to +/-9g.

The BA 100 Aerobat has a typical empty weight of 348 lb (158 kg) and a gross weight of 620 lb (280 kg), giving a useful load of 272 lb (123 kg). With full fuel of 10 U.S. gallons (38 L; 8.3 imp gal) the payload for pilot and baggage is 212 lb (96 kg).

Factory kit options included conventional landing gear and a STOL kit. The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 150 hours. Production has  concluded.

By 1998 the company reported that 33 kits had been sold and 28 aircraft were flying.  

In December 2013 three examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. airport-data.com lists seven registered unit in the US.

The RLU-1 Breezy is a homebuilt aircraft known for its "no cockpit" high wing pusher configuration. It is designed to seat the pilot and passenger with a maximum unobstructed view.

Designed and built by Charles Roloff, Robert Liposky and Carl Unger, the original Breezy used a modified set of Piper PA-12 wings. Wings from the Piper PA-14, Piper PA-18, Piper J-3, Piper J-4, Piper J-5, or Cessna 172 can also be used on the design.

Designer and pilot Carl Unger flew thousands of passengers for free in his Breezy prototype. The aircraft is now part of the EAA AirVenture Museum collection.

At the 2014 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh there was a series of special events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the design, including a fly-in of Breezys.

Variant

Dawes Breezy
Variant with amphibious floats.

The Brügger MB-1, MB-2 and MB-3 Colibri is a family of small sports aircraft designed in Switzerland in the 1960s and 1970s for amateur construction.

The Colibri family are single-seat, low-wing cantilever monoplanes with fixed tailwheel undercarriage powered by a four-cylinder horizontally opposed Volkswagen air-cooled engine automotive conversion.

The MB-1 Colibri first flew in 1965 and served as a development aircraft for the definitive MB-2 Colibri 2 that flew in 1970. These aircraft had all-wooden framework with fabric-covered wings and plywood-covered fuselages. The pilot's seat was enclosed by an expansive bubble canopy. In 1976-77, Brügger built and flew an all-metal version as the MB-3. Many examples are actively flying in 2012. More than 260 Colibri have been built.

The MB-2 is noted for its handling qualities.

The aircraft is built by Brumby Aircraft Australia as a production or kit aircraft at Cowra Airport near Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. Designed to meet regulations governing light sport aircraft (LSA), it was developed from the Goair Trainer.

The Brumby 600 is a low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction. It has a fixed tricycle landing gear and an enclosed cockpit for two in side-by-side configuration with a forward-sliding canopy for access; sideways-opening gull-wing doors are available as an optional kit. It can be powered by a 100 to 116 hp (75 to 87 kW) Lycoming IO-233, 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS or 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300 engine, driving a wooden two-blade propeller.

Announced in 2010, the Brumby 610 is essentially a high-wing development of the Brumby 600, featuring a slightly larger fuel capacity and heavy-duty undercarriage components. Designed primarily as a trainer to focus on landing phases, the Brumby 610 also displays benign stall characteristics, with a lower landing speed than the Brumby 600, and a stall speed of 38 knots (70 km/h). It has fixed tricycle landing gear and seating for two in side-by-side configuration, with doors on each side of the cabin. The prototype was first flown under RA-Aus registration in March 2011, and by 2014 eight had been delivered, either as kits or complete aircraft. A factory built Brumby 610 was the first aircraft in Australia to be fitted with the Lycoming O-233 engine

The Buhl LA-1 Bull Pup was a light sports airplane developed in the United States in 1930. It was a mid-wing wire-braced monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage and an open cockpit for the pilot. Buhl developed the Bull Pup as a cheap aircraft through which the company hoped to remain in business as the onset of the Great Depression was felt. However, as the economic situation worsened, it became evident that there was no demand for even such a basic aircraft; when production ceased in 1932, all aircraft still in stock were sold off at half price as the company folded.

Approximately 100 units were completed.

Variants

LA-1 Bull Pup
LA-1A Bull Pup – version for competition flying with 28 ft wingspan
LA-1B Bull Pup – version for high-altitude flying with 32 ft wingspan
LA-1S Bull Pup – floatplane version

The Bushcaddy R-80 is a Canadian ultralight and light-sport aircraft that was designed by Jean Eudes Potvin of Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec in 1994 and produced by his company Club Aeronautique Delisle Incorporated(CADI). It was later built by Canadian Light Aircraft Sales and Service (CLASS) of St. Lazare, Quebec and later Les Cedres, Quebec and now Bushcaddy of Lachute, Quebec.

The aircraft was designed to comply with the Canadian advanced ultralight rules and is also an approved US light-sport aircraft. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from 6061-T6 aluminum sheet over a cage of welded aluminum square 6061-T6 aluminum tube. The tail boom is conventional semi-monocoque construction. The non-tapered planform wings have 6061-T6 ribs and spars and employ a NACA 4413 (mod) airfoil. The airfoil modification removes the undercamber on the bottom of the wing, which makes construction easier, without giving up low speed performance. The aircraft's structure uses 2024-T3 aluminium for critical parts where extra strength is required, such as the spar, float and strut attachments as well as other critical components like the rudder horns.

Standard engines used on the R-80 include the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants. The 115 hp (86 kW) turbocharged Rotax 914 has also been fitted. The aircraft can also be mounted on floats and skis. Controls include a central "Y" control stick

The CAB GY-20 Minicab is a two-seat light aircraft designed by Yves Gardan and built in France by Construction Aeronautiques du Bearn (CAB) in the years immediately following World War II. CAB was formed in 1948 by Yves Gardan, Max Lapoerte and M. Dubouts.

The Minicab is a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage, powered by a Continental A65 engine. Its design was a scaled-down version of the aircraft that Yves Gardan had designed for SIPA, the SIPA S.90. The pilot and passenger sit side by side and access to the cockpit is via a one-piece perspex canopy that hinges forwards. Gardan's intention was to produce a low-cost, easy-to-fly, easy-to-maintain aircraft with the possibility of homebuilding.

The prototype Minicab first flew at Pau-Idron on 1 February 1949 with Max Fischl at the controls. CAB manufactured a total of about 65 Minicabs when production ended in 1955. The rights for the plans were then acquired by Arthur Ord-Hume in the United Kingdom who anglicised the drawings and made various minor improvements for home-builders. A large number were completed by amateur builders in the United Kingdom, France and other countries around the world. There is about 20 Minicabs currently active in the United Kingdom, many of which were built (or rebuilt) to the JB.01 standard, developed by M. Jean Barritault, usually with a Continental C90 engine.

Falconar sold plans for a tricycle gear homebuilt model named the Minihawk. Another development is the K&S or Squarecraft Cavalier which is a redesigned Minicab in several versions with plans translated from French to English and modified by Stan Mcleod. The plans were marketed by K&S Aircraft of Calgary, Alberta and later MacFam.

Variants
GY-20 Minicab
CAB first production model.
GY-201 Minicab
refined version with increased fuel capacity, reduced wingspan, strengthened undercarriage, split flaps, and castoring tailwheel. CAB final production model and also principal homebuilt version.
Barritault JB.01 Minicab
built to the modified design of Jean Barritault.
Falconar Hawk
Minicabs built to plans supplied by Falconar
Falconar MiniHawk
plans-built design from Falconar with tricycle undercarriage.
MacFam Cavalier (K&S or Squarecraft Cavalier)
Redesigned in several versions principally with tricycle and swept tail surfaces, and strengthened for a more powerful engine.

The Boorabee was an ultralight which could be built in either single-seat or two-seat form. It was of composite construction and had an enclosed cabin. It was a high-wing monoplane with a pusher engine mounted on the wing. It basically used the rear fuselage of a Maxair Drifter with a purpose-designed wing and an enclosed cockpit capable of seating two.

The Mk1 Boorabees flew with a Rotax 503and the first aircraft has had at least 3 different engines including an HKS fitted in 2010.
 

The original fuselage pod mould for the Boorabee was made from the two halves taken from a crashed Rotec Panther, then modified by making the front more pointed and taking the aft section up to the wing.

The Boorabee’s wing used fibreglass/Kevlar ribs with a glass/Kevlar leading edge. The main spar caps are 40 x 1.6mm drawn alloy tubes with 1.2mm sheet web plates; the rear spar is a 44 x 1.6mm tube.

Two variants were produced: the Mk 1 having a 9.14 m (30 ft) wingspan and the Mk 2 having an 8.83 m (29 ft) wingspan, a re-designed lengthened fuselage pod, alloy shear plates to simplify construction of the wing, and flaperons. Kevlar was used extensively in the design. The first examples of the Mks 1 and 2 were registered in 1993.  

The specifications below are for the Mk I with the HKS motor fitted.

The CAG Toxo is a Spanish two-seat ultralight cabin monoplane designed and built by Construcciones Aeronauticas de Galicia for amateur construction.

The prototype Toxo ultralight first flew in 1999 and was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle landing gear. The Toxo can be powered typically by a 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300 or a Rotax 914S engine. The cabin has two seats side-by-side with dual controls, each with a centerline-hinged upward-opening door.

Variants
Toxo
Variant approved as an ultralight
Toxo II
Variant approved in the VLA category.

The Call-Air Model A is an American two- to three-seat utility aircraft designed by the Call brothers and built by the Call Aircraft Company, later developed into a successful line of agricultural aircraft.

The Model A was designed by the Call family, who were Wyoming ranchers. The aircraft was ready to be produced in 1940 but the start of World War II delayed the start of production to 1946. The family had formed the Call Aircraft Company (known as Call-Air) to produce the aircraft. The prototype Model A was powered by a Continental A-80 engine but was redesignated the Model A-1 when re-engined with an Avco Lycoming O-235-A engine. A United States type certificate was awarded in July 1944 and the production model was designated the Model A-2. The Model A-2 was a two-seat braced low-wing monoplane with fabric-covered wooden wings and fabric-covered welded steel tube. It had a fixed tailwheel landing gear. Further models were introduced with different engines. Examples of the three-seat A-4 were converted for agricultural use followed by a new-build agricultural version the A-5. In 1962 the assets of the company were acquired at auction by the Intermountain Manufacturing Company (IMCO) who developed their own version the IMCO CallAir A-9. IMCO was later taken over by the Aero Commander division of the Rockwell Standard Corporation and later became part of North American Rockwell, the design was further developed and redesignated.

Variants
A
Continental A-80-engined prototype, one built converted to A-1
A-1
Re-engined with an Avco Lycoming O-235-a engine, four built and prototype converted.
A-2
Two-seat cabin monoplane production version powered by an Avco Lycoming O-290-a engine, 16 built. (Specifications below)
A-3
125 hp (93 kw) Continental C-125-2-powered version, 15 built.
A-4
Two/three-seat cabin monoplane version powered by a 135 hp (101 kw) Avco Lycoming O-290-D2 engine, 65 built.
A-5
Open-cockpit two-seat agricultural version of the A-4, 74 built.
A-5T Texan
A-5 with revised fuselage structure, nine built.
A-6
Improved version of A-5 with Avco Lycoming O-360-A1A engine, 34 built.
A-7
Similar to A-5 powered by West Coast Dusting-built Continental W-670-240 engine. One converted from an A-6
A-7T
Proposed development of A-7 with higher gross weight

The single seat SS model was introduced in 1988. All members of the design family were available as optionally conventional landing gear or tricycle gear-equipped aircraft.

The family of aircraft all share common design features, including an enclosed cabin-style fuselage, horizontal stabilizer and tail fin all constructed of welded 4130 steel tubing. The wing is framed from riveted aluminium tubing with all surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. The wing includes flaps and has an optional folding system for transport and storage.

The landing gear arrangement includes sprung-steel main gear and a similarly sprung steerable tail wheel or optional sprung-steel nose wheel.

The single-seat SS model was developed into a line of side-by-side two seaters with different engine and fuselage designs.

Capella Aircraft went out of business in late 2007, and the series is no longer in production.

Variants

SS

Single seat cabin light aircraft with a gross weight of 625 lb (283 kg) and powered by a 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 or a 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 engine. The fuselage incorporates a rear window. First flown in 1988.

XS

Two seats in side-by-side configuration cabin light aircraft with a gross weight of 1,200 lb (544 kg) and powered by a 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine. The fuselage incorporates a rear window. First flown in 1990.

XLS

Two seats in side-by-side configuration cabin light aircraft with a gross weight of 1,200 lb (544 kg) and powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912 four-stroke engine. The fuselage incorporates a rear window. First flown in 1990.

XLS Super 100

Two seats in side-by-side configuration cabin light aircraft with a gross weight of 1,270 lb (576 kg) and powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912S four-stroke engine. Available in TR tricycle gear and TD taildragger models. The fuselage incorporates a rear window.

Fastback

Two seats in side-by-side configuration cabin light aircraft with a gross weight of 1,200 lb (544 kg) and powered by a 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912 four-stroke engine. First flown in 1995. Fuselage differs from the XS in that the rear window is eliminated and replaced with a high rear turtle deck, rendering the aircraft similar in appearance to a Piper J-3 Cub, Aeronca Champ or Taylorcraft B.

Specifications and gallery below are for the XS variant.

It was designed by Ernst W. Carlson and produced by Carlson Aircraft of East Palestine, Ohio and later Skyline Technologies of Salem, Ohio for amateur construction.

First flown in 1987, the original Sparrow Ultralight is a single seater designed as an FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles compliant aircraft with an empty weight within that category's 254 lb (115 kg) empty weight limit, when equipped with a light enough engine. The Sparrow can also be built in the US homebuilt and light-sport aircraft categories.

The Sparrow can be equipped with skis for winter operations. Construction times from the kit are reported to be 400–500 hours.

The design was named Grand Champion at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh upon its introduction in 1987.

Only one hundred and some were built and few survived as the original.

For more details of the design and the two seat and Sport Special variants, click here.

Ultrlight variant

Two seat variant

Sport Special variant

It was the most recently introduced aircraft in the company's general aviation product line; its intended market was flight training and personal use.

The Skycatcher received its ASTM LSA approval in July 2009.

At one time 1200 of the aircraft had been ordered, but in October 2013 Cessna CEO Scott Ernest stated that the Skycatcher had "no future" and in late January 2014 Cessna told its dealers to stop offering the 162. On 11 February 2014, Cessna removed all marketing for the Skycatcher from their official website. A total of 192 aircraft were sold and the remaining 80 unsold aircraft were used for parts until December 2016 when the balance were scrapped.

The high-wing monoplane has fixed tricycle landing gear, with a castering nosewheel. The wingspan is 30 feet (9.14 m) and internal cabin width is 44 inches (1.12 m) at shoulder height. The doors are different from previous two-seat Cessna models in that they open by swinging upward. The controls are unusual for a Cessna in that they have single-hand panel-mounted yokes instead of the usual two-hand panel-mounted yokes.

For more details and history, click here.

The CFM Shadow is a British ultralight aircraft designed in the 1980s. It is of high wing, pusher, pod and boom layout and seats two. About 400 have been built.

The CFM Shadow is a two-seat ultralight of pod and boom layout, either factory or home-built from kits. It is a high wing aircraft, with a short fuselage constructed of Fibrelam with a fibreglass nose cone and plywood sides, seating two in tandem in an enclosed cockpit. Dual control can be fitted and was standard on later models. The fuselage carries a tricycle undercarriage, with a castoring nosewheel; wheel fairings are an option. A Rotax two-cylinder two-stroke engine is mounted, exposed, immediately behind this pod in pusher configuration. The unusual empennage is carried on a fine aluminium boom and consists of an inverted narrow rectangular tail fin and large rudder below the boom plus a swept tailplane with small tapered upright end plate fins. The elevators are full span, with electrically operated trim tabs. All rear surfaces have aluminium structures covered with polyester fabric.

The Shadow first flew in 1983, powered by a 53 hp (40 kW) Fuji EC44 Robin two-stroke engine. This was later replaced by a 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 air-cooled two-stroke engine for the initial B series of Shadows. Several different Rotax engines have been used in the subsequent C, D and E series and the Streak and Star Streak developments. Production began in 1984.

The CFM Streak, initially known as the Streak Shadow flew for the first time in June 1988, with the first production aircraft flying that October. 120 had been delivered by June 2001. They were also licence built in South Africa, with the option of a Jabiru engine, an Australian design license built in South Africa.

The Star Streak variant first flew in 1992, with deliveries commencing in February 1994. By June 2001, 9 had been delivered.

For operational history and variants, click here.

CFM (Cook Flying Machines) built the Shadow, Streak Shadow, and the Star Streak, commencing in 1983. The type is a world record holder in its class, including speed, altitude and distance, with three varients having flown from England to Australia.

Easy to fly, reliable aircraft with an incredable safety record.