G-Aerosports Archon is one of the light aircraft types designed and built by G-Aerosports, an airplane manufacturer based in the city of Florina in Northern Greece.

The plane has the configuration of a fifth-generation jet fighter  and its first version, the single-seat SF/1, made its first flight on June 11, 2009. It is offered for sale in a kit form (while two ready-to-fly copies have been produced); in 2020, an agreement was signed with Fisher Flying Products regarding its license production in Canada for the North American market.

The two-seat version SF-2T made its first official flight on April 4, 2022, and in 2023 it was included in a license agreement for production by Fisher Flying Products; an agreement for license production in Australia was also signed.

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The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

Zenith Aircraft considers the G1 an unauthorized copy of the Zenith STOL CH 701.

The aircraft is derived from the Alisport Yuma and was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced high wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

All G1 models have a fuselage made from welded steel tubing, with the wing made from aluminum, all covered in doped aircraft fabric. The Gelinotte variant has a 9.9 m (32.5 ft) span wing with an area of 14.80 m2 (159.3 sq ft) and features leading edge slots. The SPYL model uses vortex generators in place of the slots, has the same wing span, but a slightly smaller wing area of 14.27 m2 (153.6 sq ft). All models are equipped with flaps and have optional folding wings for ground transport and storage. Standard engines available are the 60 kW (80 hp) Rotax 912UL and the 75 kW (101 hp) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants. The company also offers a new exhaust system for the Rotax 912 that is quieter than the stock Rotax-supplied system.

The aircraft has also been equipped with the JLT Motors Ecoyota engine.

The G1 Aviation G1 SPYL is a French STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) ultralight aircraft designed and produced by G1 Aviation of Tallard, France.

 It is available either as a kit for amateur construction, with approximately 80% of the aircraft pre-assembled, or as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft.

 The aircraft features a strut-braced high wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear, and a single engine in a tractor configuration.

The G1 SPYL is constructed primarily from anti-corrosion treated aluminium (2024T3 Alclad) for the fuselage and wings, with flaps, ailerons, and the vertical stabilizer fabric-covered on an aluminium structure or optionally made entirely of aluminium.

 The cabin is made from 25CD4 steel argon welded, providing a robust survival cell.

 The aircraft is equipped with hydraulic brakes, electric flaps and trim, and optional folding wings that allow it to be transported at a road-legal size.

The G1 SPYL is marketed as a multi-purpose aircraft suitable for surveillance, agricultural use, and amphibious operations.  It has been used in Africa for agricultural spraying, with about 50% of the fleet exported internationally.
 The aircraft is also available with a towing hook for glider towing.
 

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The Glasair GlaStar (sometimes Glastar) is an American amateur-built aircraft that was designed by Tom Hamilton and produced by Stoddard-Hamilton Aircraft and later Glasair Aviation. It was first flown in 1994 and was superseded in production by the Glasair Sportsman 2+2 c. 2005. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

The GlaStar features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit accessed via doors, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made with a welded steel fuselage, with a fiberglass covering and aluminum wings. Its 35 ft (10.7 m) span wing employs a NASA GA(W)-2 airfoil at the wing root, with a NASA GA(W)-2 mod at the wing tip. The wings have an area of 128 sq ft (11.9 m2), mount flaps and can be folded for ground transportation or storage. The acceptable power range is 100 to 180 hp (75 to 134 kW) and early engines used included the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS. The aircraft proved underpowered with the Rotax, and later the 150 to 160 hp (112 to 119 kW) Lycoming O-320 and the 180 hp (134 kW) Lycoming O-360 four-stroke powerplants were used. The landing gear can be rapidly converted between tricycle and taildragger configurations. The cockpit is 44 in (110 cm) wide and includes a large baggage area that will accommodate 200 lb (91 kg) of cargo.

Initial factory estimated construction time was 1200 hours.

Variants

Symphony SA-160

Type certified version, produced by Ostmecklenburgische Flugzeugbau (OMF) and later Symphony Aircraft.
Glasair Sportsman 2+2
Four seat development with a gross weight of 2,350 lb (1,066 kg) that replaced the original GlaStar in production.
Plane Driven PD-1
Roadable version produced by Plane Driven.

Glasair GlaStar

Plane Driven PD-1

The Glasair Merlin is a light-sport aircraft under development by Chinese-owned, United States-based Glasair Aviation. It will be supplied as a ready-to-fly Special LSA aircraft.

The aircraft first flew on 7 April 2015 at Arlington, Washington and was accepted as a light-sport aircraft in late March 2016.

Introduced in 2014, the Merlin LSA is a high-wing, two seats in side-by-side configuration, tricycle gear aircraft of all-composite construction. Avionics include a Dynon Skyview touch. A ballistic parachute is optional.

The aircraft will sell for US$139,000 for a well-equipped model. The design will carry two people and full fuel and is intended for use as a trainer and personal aircraft.(Page written 2017).

The Merlin will sell as fully factory-built, ready-to-buy-and-fly aircraft. Pilot and passenger have a 47 inch wide cockpit and sweeping views outside. Skylights make it that much easier to track traffic.

The original version of the T-Bird family was the Teratorn Tierra which was introduced in 1983. The aircraft achieved early success in the ultralight market, particularly in its side-by-side seating version, the Tierra II. The design passed from Teratorn to Golden Circle Air in 1989 and the aircraft was renamed the T-Bird. Golden Circle Air went out of business in the mid-2000s and the design was out of production until 2011, when Indy Aircraft resumed building them. Over 4000 of all models have been built.

The T-Bird is constructed from 6061-T6 aluminium tubing, bolted together, with the wing and tail surfaces covered in pre-sewn Mylar-coated Dacron envelopes. The cockpit area has a Lexan windshield and optional zippered cloth doors. The basic versions have conventional landing gear, with some models offering tricycle gear as an option. The cockpit controls consist of conventional rudder pedals and yoke control wheels. Construction time for the T-Bird I was reported as 60 hours.

PilotMix describes the T-Bird I as "the most respected kit in the industry, and for good reason. It is absolutely the strongest and the easiest ultralight to build." Reviewer Andre Cliche calls it "robust...heavy and solid".

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The Green Sky Adventures Micro Mong is an ultralight biplane based on the Mong MS1 Sport.

Ed Fisher, an avid compiler of Mong Sport history, in 1981 met with designer Ralph Mong. After the completion of the Fisher Skylite, Fisher suggested building an ultralight version of the Mong Sport. A custom built ultralight prototype was built for Fisher, called the Travelight. A second model was constructed, built for pilots up to 6' 2" (188 cm), which became known as the Micro Mong.

The fuselage is welded 4130 steel tubing. The front wing spars are 2.5 in (6.4 cm) aluminum tubing, with aluminum ribs and aircraft fabric covering. If equipped with a Rotax 277 engine, the aircraft meets American FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicle standards, by weighing less than 254 lb (115 kg). The wing area of the ultralight version is larger than the heavier Mong Sport it replicates, in order to keep the stall speed low.

A Micro Mong floatplane recorded the fastest seaplane takeoff of 2.5 seconds at the Experimental Aircraft Association airshow in 2008.

Variants

Micro Mong 2XF
Powered by a HKS 700E 2 cylinder 4-stroke air-cooled engine.
Raceair Lil Bitts
Developed at the same time by Fisher using a deeper Micro Mong fuselage to resemble a Pitts Special.

The Trail is available in kit form, or ready to fly. It has a choice of engines, and can be fitted with floats or skis. It is sold in Australia by Richmond Valley Aviation at Casino, NSW.

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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.

After US Light Aircraft ceased production the design was taken up by Higher Class Aviation and then later Oklahoma Light Aircraft of Blackwell, Oklahoma, which reportedly had the Hornet in production in 2011. By July 2012 Oklahoma Light Aircraft's website had been removed from the internet and the aircraft was no longer advertised as being for sale.

The Hornet was first introduced at Sun 'n Fun in 1994. Externally the aircraft greatly resembles the Quad City Challenger II, but internally the structure is very different. When it was available the Hornet was priced considerably higher than the Challenger II.

The Hornet structure is built up from aluminium tubing, riveted together with gussets. The aircraft is then covered with doped aircraft fabric. The Hornet's wing incorporates dual bridge-section spars, with a single strut and V-jury struts. The wing was sandbag-tested to 7g without failure. The aircraft includes electric flaps and trim, dual controls and two wing-mounted fuel tanks. The landing gear incorporates pneumatic suspension on all three wheels, including the steerable nosewheel, and hydraulic brakes on the mainwheels. The Hornet can also be equipped with floats or skis. Early production aircraft experienced elevator flutter at speeds in excess of 100 mph (161 km/h) but this was addressed by mass-balancing the elevator.

Reported construction times from the kit are 250–300 hours.

The Hornet won Grand Champion Light Plane at both Sun 'n Fun and AirVenture in 1995.

The Hipp's Superbirds J-3 Kitten and related designs are a family of single-engined, single seat, high wing conventional landing gear-equipped aircraft available in kit form or as plans from Hipp's Superbirds of Saluda, North Carolina.

The J-3, J-4 and Reliant designs are intended to have empty weights under 254 lb (115 kg), and fit into the US ultralight category. The remaining designs are heavier and fit into the US Experimental - Amateur-built category.

The Hipp's J-3, J-5 and Reliant are all very similar aircraft developed from the original J-4, and differing only in fuselage design and wingspan.

All aircraft in the series have a 4130 steel tube fuselage and tail assembly. The wings are built from wood, and both the fuselage and wings are covered with doped aircraft fabric. The engine cowlings are composite. Floats and skis are available. Construction times are estimated as 300 hours from the kit and 800 hours from plans.

The wings of all the aircraft in the series are detachable for transport or storage.

The aircraft in the series are described by reviewer Andre Cliche as being "docile, predictable and forgiving aircraft that can be handled safely by novice pilots."

The Reliant was first displayed at Oshkosh in 1987 where it received the Grand Champion and Charles Lindbergh awards.

Variants
J-3 Kitten (Specifications below)
Enclosed cockpit with cut-down rear turtle deck, standard empty weight 250 lb (113 kg), wingspan of 30.0 ft (9.14 m), standard engine Rotax 277 of 28 hp (21 kW). First flight 1986.
J-4 Sportster
Open cockpit parasol wing with flat rear turtle deck, standard empty weight 242 lb (110 kg), wingspan of 28.0 ft (8.53 m), standard engine Rotax 277 of 28 hp (21 kW). First flight 1986.

J-5 Super Kitten
Enclosed cockpit with cut-down rear turtle deck, standard empty weight 250 lb (113 kg), wingspan of 30.0 ft (9.14 m), standard engine Rotax 447 of 40 hp (30 kW). First flight 1986. Includes extra fuel, landing gear shock absorbers, wheel pants and brakes.
Super Sportster
Open cockpit parasol wing with flat rear turtle deck, standard empty weight 260 lb (118 kg), wingspan of 28.0 ft (8.53 m), standard engine Rotax 447 of 40 hp (30 kW). First flight 1986.
Reliant
Enclosed cockpit with fast-back rear turtle deck, standard empty weight 254 lb (115 kg), wingspan of 30.0 ft (9.14 m), standard engine Rotax 277 of 28 hp (21 kW). First flight 1987.

Reliant SX
Enclosed cockpit with fast-back rear turtle deck, standard empty weight 285 lb (129 kg), wingspan of 30.0 ft (9.14 m), standard engine Rotax 447 of 40 hp (30 kW). Includes extra fuel, landing gear shock absorbers, and wheel pants. First flight 1987.

J-3 Kitten

J-4 Sportster

Kitten J-5 Super Kitten

Reliant SX

The Hovey Delta Hawk was a light single-seat sport sesquiplane which was available in the 1980s in kit form in the United States, being designed by Mr R W Hovey of California.  Mr Hovey has been involved in the design and construction of ultralight aircraft for many years, one of his first designs being the Whing Ding, which was produced as an aircraft which could be built quickly and cheaply, which offered STOL performance and was capable of rapid disassembly and transportation. It was fitted with a 10 kw (14 hp) McCulloch 101A single-cylinder engine. Design began in October 1970 and it made its first flight in February 1971, more than 4,000 sets of plans being sold.

Development led to the Delta Hawk, a light biplane with a tailwheel undercarriage of pleasing appearance with a wide-stance and capable of operating from rough short airstrips.  A number of engines could be installed, the Kawasaki 440 being the engine specified by the manufacturer, although it is believed the Cuyuna could also be installed.  Most aircraft completed in this region were fitted with engines from the Rotax range.

A number of kits have been imported and at least five have been completed in New Zealand, these including: ZK-FNC (c/n MAANZ/381), ZK-FPU (c/n 178), ZK-FSM (c/n 46 JAF 3), ZK-FSN (c/n 46 JAF 4) and ZK-JAU (c/n MAANZ/473), the latter being painted in an air force training colour scheme.

A number have been completed in Australia, including 10-0023 (c/n 1049) and 10-1139 (c/n unknown).

The Hovey Whing Ding is an extremely minimalist American ultralight aircraft that was designed by Bob Hovey of Saugus, California, first flying in 1971. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction by the Vintage Ultralight and Lightplane Association of Marietta, Georgia.

Hovey set out to create the lightest aircraft to carry a person ever to fly, with the resulting design being a biplane, with a plywood box filled with Polyurethane foam serving as the fuselage, supporting the pilot's seat. The aircraft features a conventional fabric-covered empennage carried at the end of a short tailboom made of aluminum tube. The horizontal stabilizer is made from reinforced cardboard. Early versions used wing warping for roll control, while later models used full-span ailerons. The specified pusher configuration powerplant is a McCulloch chainsaw engine turning a hand-carved wooden propeller via a chain drive. The first prototype had a monowheel undercarriage, with skids under the wingtips, but this was soon changed to twin mainwheels carried on a spring-type strut. With no brakes to stop the aircraft after landing, pilots were supposed to press their heels against the mainwheels.

The Whing Ding was designed long before the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles regulations were introduced, but it fully conforms to the rules. The Whing Ding helped generate interest in ultralight aircraft and lead to the ultralight boom of the late 1970s and 1980s.

Hovey conceived of the aircraft as an experimental project and not as a form of transportation. Due to its unreliable powerplant he intended it to only be flown over open areas where a safe landing could be carried out at any time. The plans were complex to follow and were not intended to make construction easy. Construction time typically is about 400 hours.

The Whing Ding was marketed as plans, and sold extremely well - by 1979, over 6,000 sets had been purchased. In 2011 the plans were still available, and at no cost.

Depending on the density altitude and the weight of the pilot, some builders discovered that the aircraft was under powered and suffered from too small a wing area to climb out of ground effect.

Variants

Whing Ding
Initial version 
Whing Ding II
Improved version, incorporating a higher seat to prevent pilots dragging their feet on the ground to stop the aircraft, which resulting in broken bones in some cases.

The Howland H-2 Honey Bee is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Bert Howland and made available by Howland Aero Design in the form of plans for amateur construction, with kits provided by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. The H-2 first flew in 1986.

The H-2 is a single-seat, open cockpit biplane, with conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from aluminium and covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The fuselage is made from square aluminum tubing that is TIG welded and weighs 24 lb (11 kg) when completed. Its 19 ft (5.8 m) span wings are of a straight planform and both of equal span. The wings have seven foam wing ribs per wing panel and incorporate a D-cell front spar and a C-channel rear spar. The landing gear is conventional, with suspended main wheels and a steerable tailwheel. The H-2 has an open cockpit, with a small windshield. Controls are conventional three-axis, with ailerons, rudder and elevator. The standard design has two ailerons, with four optional.

Since the death of the designer plans have been intermittently available and were last provided by Classic Aero Enterprises. Aircraft Spruce and Specialty continue to provide raw materials kits.

The aircraft has an acceptable power range of 40 to 95 hp (30 to 71 kW) and the Hirth 2706 of 65 hp (48 kW) is the standard engine recommended. Installation of the 95 hp (71 kW) Hirth F30, or an equivalent engine, along with an inverted fuel system, allows intermediate level competition aerobatics.

The plans consist of 40 engineering drawings and a booklet of construction notes. Estimated building time is 800 hours.

Variants

H-2
Base model with two ailerons and a 65 hp (48 kW) Hirth 2706 engine
H-2A
Aerobatic competition model with four ailerons, inverted fuel system and a 95 hp (71 kW) Hirth F30 engine

The Howland H-3 Pegasus is an American ultralight aircraft that was designed by Bert Howland and made available by Howland Aero Design in the form of plans for amateur construction, with kits provided by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. The H-3 first flew in 1988.

The aircraft is a monoplane derivation of the biplane H-2 Honey Bee and 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 has a standard empty weight of 252 lb (114 kg), when equipped with the now-out of production Rotax 277 single cylinder engine. If equipped with heavier engines it falls into the Experimental - Amateur-built category in its home country, although still qualifies as an ultralight in other countries, such as Canada. The H-3 features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat, open cockpit, conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from wood and aluminium and covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The fuselage is made from square aluminum tubing that is TIG welded and weighs 18 lb (8 kg) when completed. Its 25 ft (7.6 m) span wing is of a straight planform. The landing gear is conventional, with suspended main wheels and a steerable tailwheel. The cockpit is of an open design, with a small windshield. Controls are conventional three-axis, with ailerons, rudder and elevator.

Since the death of the designer plans have been intermittently available and were last provided by Classic Aero Enterprises. Aircraft Spruce and Specialty continue to provide raw materials kits.

The aircraft has an acceptable power range of 28 to 55 hp (21 to 41 kW). The use of the 28 hp (21 kW) Rotax 277, or the similar weight and power Hirth F-33, allows the aircraft to fit into the US ultralight category if weight is carefully controlled during construction. However the H-3 is underpowered with this engine and most have been equipped with heavier engines of higher output, such as the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 or the 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503. The 30 hp (22 kW) Hirth F-263 and 53 hp (40 kW) Hirth 2704 have also been used.

he H-3 won The Most Innovative Ultralight at Sun 'n Fun in 1989 and Best Commercial Ultralight at Sun 'n Fun 1990.

The Humbert Tétras (English: Grouse) is a French two seat ultralight with a single engine and high wing. Available as a kit or complete aircraft, it has been in production since 1994 by Humbert Aviation of Ramonchamp.

The Tétras was first seen in public in 1992 at the RSA Rally at Moulins and marketing began in 1994. It is a conventionally laid out single engine, tractor configuration light aircraft with a high wing, side-by-side seating for two and a fixed undercarriage.

Its straight non tapered wing is a composite structure, with an aluminium frame, Styrofoam filling and fabric covering. The ailerons and three-position flaps are made of aluminium. The wings are braced on each side with a single lift strut to a lower fuselage longeron. The tailplane, mounted at mid-fuselage height, is also strut braced. The fuselage of the Tétras is a steel structure covered with Dacron. Variants with both tricycle and conventional undercarriages, all fixed, have been built. The former arrangement has spring cantilever main legs, the latter has the mainwheels mounted on faired V-strut legs and bungee sprung half axles fixed to a compression frame. Both undercarriage variants have hydraulic brakes. Skis may also be fitted.

The Tétras has been fitted with a variety of engines; originally the 54 kW (72 hp) Humbert-Volkswagen HW 2000 was used. More recently two flat fours from the Rotax range, the 60 kW (80 hp) 912 UL or the 74 kW (98 hp) 912 ULS, have become standard choices.

About 150 Tétras appeared on the French ultralight register in October 2010. The French Centre d'Essais en Vol have tested the Tétras for military use, and Niger has used it for insecticide spraying.

Variants
Tétras A
Initial version
Tétras B   (Specifications below)
Standard version, introduced 1998. Early examples had the HW 2000 engine but the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL, or optionally the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS engine, is currently (2015) fitted. Currently available.[3][4]
Tétras BS
912 ULS engine. Currently available.
Tétras CS
Introduced 2007 with a 600 mm (23.6 in) shorter span wing. 912 ULS engine. Marketed 2008-9.
Tétras CT
Tricycle undercarriage version of CS, with 512 UL engine. Marketed 2008-9.
Tétras CTS
As CT with 512 ULS engine. Marketed 2008-9.

The Hummel Bird is an Experimental/Amateur Built aircraft designed by Morry Hummel and produced by Hummel Aviation of Byran, Ohio. It is a single-seat, single-engine, all-metal airplane typically powered by a 1/2 VW engine in the 32 hp-45 hp range although other engines have been used successfully. It is built from plans, but many of the components are available pre-made from Hummel Aviation.

Variations

Some notable variations of the aircraft include:

Fuel: The standard location of the fuel tank is forward of the instrument panel. Some builders have moved it to the leading edges of the wings. By creating a sealed leading edge tank, the fuel is moved away from the pilot for better crash survivability with the added benefit of more than doubling the fuel capacity.

Fuselage: The plans state that a builder can increase the width and/or height of the bulkheads in an effort to make the fuselage more hospitable for larger pilots.

Engines: The standard engine for the design is the four-stroke, 1/2 VW engine, an engine literally made by cutting the block of a standard four-cylinder VW engine in half. After machining and welding, the remaining two-cylinder engine is light and powerful. Alternative engines include the more powerful but heavier four-cylinder VW engine, the two-stroke Rotax 447, and even the McCulloch 0-100-1 drone engine popular with the early gyrocopter builders.

Variants

Hummel Ultracruiser Ultralight variant

Hummel H5 The Hummel H5 was built to incorporate the UC’s good qualities into a “roomier” airframe to accommodate someone over 200lb and/or 6 ft. tall. It is intended for 65-85 hp with most being built for a VW conversion engine. Tri-gear or conventional, The H5 is an excellent handling Homebuilt. Great ground handling, excellent visibility, and very efficient.

The Hummel H5 is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed by Morry Hummel and produced by Hummel Aviation. The aircraft is supplied as a kit or plans for amateur construction.

The H5 is a development of the Hummel Ultracruiser Plus and has a gross weight that is heavier than the original Hummel Bird.

The H5 features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear, or optionally tricycle landing gear, and a single engine in tractor configuration. The cockpit is 24.5 in (62 cm) wide.

The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 22.5 ft (6.9 m) (optionally 25 ft (7.6 m)) span wing employs a Harry Ribblett GA30-618 airfoil and has an area of 100 sq ft (9.3 m2). The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 60 to 85 hp (45 to 63 kW) and standard engines used include the 60 to 85 hp (45 to 63 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine four-stroke. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 420 hours.

By December 2011 twelve examples had been completed and flown.

The Hummel Ultracruiser (also variously called the Ultra Cruiser and UltraCruiser) is an American amateur-built aircraft, designed by Morry Hummel and produced by Hummel Aviation. The aircraft is supplied as a kit or plans for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft.

The Ultracruiser is a development of the heavier Hummel Bird, 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 has a standard empty weight of 249 lb (113 kg).

The Ultracruiser features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat open, or optionally enclosed, cockpit that is 23.5 in (60 cm) wide, fixed conventional landing gear, or optionally tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 25 ft (7.6 m) span wing employs a Harry Ribblett GA30-618 airfoil and has an area of 112 sq ft (10.4 m2). The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 28 to 45 hp (21 to 34 kW) and standard engines used include the 37 hp (28 kW) 1/2 VW four-stroke powerplant. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 420 hours.

Variants

Ultracruiser
Base model for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category, powered by a 37 hp (28 kW) 1/2 VW.
Ultracruiser Plus
Model for larger and heavier pilots, powered by a 60 hp (45 kW) Volkswagen air-cooled engine, for the US experimental amateur-built category.

The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

The Magic was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules, with different models for each category. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The Magic strongly resembles the Cessna 150.

The aircraft is made from sheet 6061-T6 aluminum. Its 8.85 m (29.0 ft) span wing has an area of 12.48 sq m (134.3 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. The Magic was designed to use rough, unimproved airstrips.

A total of 102 Magics of all versions had been built by May 2011. There are a number in Australia. All aircraft in the gallery are RA-Aus registered. The base model was Australian RA-Aus certified on 16 April 2009 at 570 kg (1,257 lb) gross weight.

The Savannah is a conventionally laid out two seat aircraft which can be bought in ready to fly or kit form. It is commonly registered as a light-sport aircraft in the United States and as an ultralight elsewhere.

Structurally, the Savannah is a metal semi-monocoque. Most variants have a constant chord wing like that of the Zenith, with flaps and ailerons combined into Junkers-style flaperons.

Savannahs have been powered with a variety of small engines in the 35-70 kW range. The cabin seats two side by side under the wing, the newer XL version having increased width and enhanced glazing. Aft, the fuselage is flat sided, with the underside rising towards the tail. The rectangular tailplane and elevators, which use a conventional airfoil unlike that of the Zenith, are set at the top of the fuselage with the rudder running between the elevators to the keel. Fin and rudder are straight tapered and slightly swept.

For details of the Savannah variants, click here. Specifications are for the XL model.

The design is an accepted Federal Aviation Administration special light-sport aircraft, as the Skykits Rampage.

The Vimana is a conventionally arranged single engine high wing light aircraft, designed to have STOL performance. It seats two side-by-side. The Vimana is mostly constructed from riveted aluminium sheet. Only the engine cowl and wheel pants are composite.

The Vinama's wing is tapered, mostly on the trailing edge, and carries 2° of dihedral. On each side a single, forward leaning strut links the wing to the lower fuselage, assisted by a short intermediate strut at its wing connection. More than half the trailing edge carries inboard double slotted Fowler flaps with a maximum deflection of 40°; the rest of the trailing edge is fitted with conventional ailerons. The leading edge is fitted with electrically operated slats.

A unique feature is a manual wheel at the wing root to extend the electric flaps in the event of a power failure.

The Ikarus C52 is a German ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Comco Ikarus, introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2011. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

An evolution of the Ikarus C42, the C52 was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It not only updates the older design, but offers more comforts. The C-52 is not intended to replace the C42 in production, but instead to act as a higher-end complementary model. Like the C42, it features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed open cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft differs from the earlier C42 primarily in that the landing gear is a cantilever design, the tail is constructed of carbon fibre and the engine mount was redesigned. Its 9.45 m (31.0 ft) span wing employs V-struts with jury struts and has an area of 12.5 m2 (135 sq ft). Standard engines available are the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL and the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplants.

From all-aero.com

The Impulse 100 took three years of development and 1600 hours of flight testing (the prototype completing 1200 hours). Tested safe load factors were  +-5,6G with a safety margin of 1,725.

Kit quality control is achieved by vacuum bagging every individual composite piece.
The cockpit has adjustable seats and unobstructed view through the canopy.
Power is by a Jabiru 3300 engine consuming automotive fuel.

The Carbon Fibre, German Kit Plane comes with dual controls & brakes, landing light, wingtip strobes, and electric flaps.

The InterPlane Skyboy is a two-seat, side-by-side, high wing, single engine, pusher configuration ultralight aircraft that was manufactured as a completed aircraft by InterPlane Aircraft of Zbraslavice, Czech Republic.

The Skyboy was designed in 1992 specifically for the German market as a trainer. It was adapted for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category for use as a two-seat trainer under the FAR 103 trainer exemption. It later became available as a US light-sport aircraft. The aircraft is available in Canada as an Advanced Ultralight Aeroplane.

The Skyboy wing is built from aluminum extrusions for the spars and wing ribs and covered with doped aircraft fabric. The wing's leading edge is Mylar covered in fabric, to increase stiffness. The wing is supported by "V" struts and utilizes jury struts. The fuselage is built upon an aluminum main tube that runs from the tail right to the rudder pedals. The wings and horizontal tail surfaces can be folded for trailering or storage. The cabin is constructed from two fibreglass shells, joined together. The rear of the cabin is covered in aircraft fabric. The optional cabin doors open upwards.

Controls are conventional three-axis. The control stick is a centrally mounted "Y" stick, between the two seats that can be used from either seat.

The Skyboy has a distinctive main landing gear, consisting of a trailing idler link, with suspension consisting of a coil spring mounted over a shock absorber. The company describes the main landing gear: "one of the best landing gears in the market (makes bad landings look good)".

The available engines include the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582, 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912, 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912S and the 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200. The 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 was available at the beginning of production, but did not provide adequate performance.

The Skyboy has never been available as a kit aircraft, but only as a factory-complete, ready-to-fly product. Labour wage levels in the Czech Republic have meant that its price has been generally similar to buying unassembled kits for North American buyers. In 2008 the completed Skyboy base model sold for about US$60,000.

Variants

Skyboy UL
To stay below the exemption's 496 lb (225 kg) empty weight limit the aircraft was marketed without cabin doors, wheel pants and hydraulic brakes, using mechanical brakes instead and with a 904 lb (410 kg) gross weight. The initial engine was the 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 and later the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582.
Skyboy S
Higher 1,232 lb (559 kg) gross weight version for Europe and Canada, with the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 or larger engines.
Skyboy ZK
1,000 lb (454 kg) gross weight version, with the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine.