| American Eaglet Motorglider Kit with Plans
$5,200.00
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| Posted/updated on: 7/15/2009 5:02:03 PM
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| Category: Other Aircraft
Sub-Category: Gliders & Balloons |
| Location: Eastern NC |
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The American Eaglet, by Larry Haig, is an ultralight self-launching
sailplane, available in plan or kit form, that enjoyed some success,
but also had some limitations.
Specs for the American Eaglet:
3-axis, inverted V-tail motorized ultralight sailplane with folding prop.
Length 16ft, Height 3ft 6ins, span 36ft
root chord 2.6ft, tip chord 1.6ft, dihedral 1 degree AR 18:1
Weight Empty = 170lb including engine (MC101)
Cruise speed 60mph, best glide 24:1 @ 60mph sink: 200fpm/45mph
Stall 39mph
Construction: Wing = glass fibre & foam on spruce spars
The American Eaglet is a self-launching sailplane designed to
eliminate the need for two planes, ground crews, and the requirement to
operate out of a regular glider port. Its in-air-restartable engine
reduces the need for off-field landings. The wings and inverted-V
tailfeathers are built from spruce spars surrounded by urethane foam
and covered with precured fiberglass skins. The fuselage is comprised
of two preformed fiberglass shells pop-riveted to an aluminum-tube
framework and tailboom. The Eagletts powerplant is not designed for
sustained powered flight. The MC 101 engine and folding propeller are
provided for takeoff, in-flight restarts, and climbs only. Fuel tank
capacity is half gallon and is generally sufficient for one takeoff
and climb to 2, 000 feet AGL and three airborne restarts and climbs from
500 feet back up to 2, 000 feet.
Comments by Phil Rendahl
May 7, 1998: The American Eaglet or "AmEagle" is pictured on page
172 in the 1980 edition of Janes World Sailplanes. It is probably the
first true ultralite motorglider ever built with an empty weight of
160-lb. It first flew in November 1975, before most ultralites had
even been thought of or heard of. It was built by Larry Haig and used a
Mac 101B engine of 12hp with a folding nylon 2 blade propellor. The
wings used a spruce spar and contoured urethane foam with pre-molded
fiberglass skins. Similar construction was used for the inverted
V-tail. The pod was fiberglass shell with an aluminum tail boom.
Obviously it is proof that ultralite motorgliders can be built within
the FAR 103 rules.
Link to a completed Eaglet:
http://www.italmotion.com/past.html
Other Links:
http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=95
http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/zwfoud.htm
Full set of plans. Will consider trade for other aircraft/helicopter project.
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