Lucas L5
| L5 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Homebuilt |
| Designer | Emile Lucas |
| First flight | 13 August 1976 |
The Lucas L5 was a sport aircraft designed in France in the late 1970s and marketed for amateur construction.[1] It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with side-by-side seating for two in a fully enclosed cabin.[2] Construction was of metal throughout, and the builder was given the option of fixed, tricycle undercarriage, or tailwheel undercarriage in which the main units were manually retractable.[2]
Specifications
[edit]Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, 494
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
- Height: 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 11.9 m2 (128 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 505 kg (1,113 lb)
- Gross weight: 946 kg (2,086 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 , 86 kW (115 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
- Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 5.0 m/s (985 ft/min)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Publishing.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery on designer's website
- Video of a Lucas L5 in flight, and brief talk with designer Emile Lucas (in French)