Please I want to get an ultra light that flys at around 30 mph, and with a range of around 230 miles on one breath. Please tell me if that is a regular Ultra Light, or would it need to be specially made?
2007-09-07 15:19:32 · 4 answers · asked by Ryan R 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
For your aircraft to be certified as an ultra light it needs to meet a set of standards. These standards are found in FAR 103 and are as follows:
Single seat vehicle of less than 5 US gallons (19 L) fuel capacity, empty weight of less than 254 pounds (115 kg), a top speed of 55 knots (102 km/h), a maximum stall speed not exceeding 24 knots (45 km/h), and are only allowed to fly during daylight hours and over unpopulated areas.
What you want is an LSA like the Cessna 162, AMD Zodiac, Cirrus SRS etc.
2007-09-08 00:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by Charles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 30 mph, it would take 7.6 hours to fly 230 miles. The fuel tank on an ultralight vehicle can only hold 5 gallons.
If you can find an engine with a fuel consumption of .65 gallns per hour, you got it made.
Note to Charles M.: Ultralights are not aircraft, they are vehicles, and are not certified by anyone, except the builder.
2007-09-08 23:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A FAR Part 103 legal ultralight wouldn't make it 230 miles on one five-gallon tank of fuel. Perhaps you should look into the newer Light Sport category aircraft.
2007-09-07 23:02:44 · answer #3 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ultra lights have an awful safety record.
2007-09-07 22:32:09 · answer #4 · answered by The Bird 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋