When is a microlight not a microlight..?
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When is a microlight not a microlight..?
We all know that weight shift microlights have to meet strict criteria on stall speeds, max gross weight etc... But what if you made one that didn't? Let's say you knock up a 800kg 3-seat trike. It can't be a microlight, so what would it 'be'?
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In the UK, wouldn't it be Group A or Permit light aircraft depending on how it was built and sold? i.e. Group A for a complete aeroplane, and Permit for a kit or plans?
Microlight is only the category of aircraft, not the shape, so doesn't automatically mean "flexwing."
So your 800 kg beauty would be a Group A flexwing. A light aircraft that happens to look like a stereotypical microlight.
Interesting question!
Microlight is only the category of aircraft, not the shape, so doesn't automatically mean "flexwing."
So your 800 kg beauty would be a Group A flexwing. A light aircraft that happens to look like a stereotypical microlight.
Interesting question!
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My Streak Shadow is on the LAA register because the shorter wings meant that the Streak did not meet stall speed specification so they were group A. It is now a microlight thanks to a simple modification of fitting gap seals to the elevators which reduces the stall speed to (just) within spec. It can therefore be registered as either group A or Microlight provided that the gap seals are fitted.
Could you recertify a flex wing microlight 1kg heavier and call it an SEP
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