Richard Riley wrote:
DABEAR wrote:
Is this particular aircraft considered an Ultra Light? If so, I think
I might have just found my Colorado project...

It looks like the "UltraCruiser" was made to get by as an ultralight.
You MIGHT be able to call it an UL, but you'd have to grit your teeth.
It's right on the edge of being too fast and too heavy.

It's a 60-80 mph cruise, the UL limit is 55 kts MAX. The lightest
version's listed weight is *exactly* the maximum weight for an UL, the
stall speed is 25-28 MPH and the spec is 24 kts.

The other versions are clearly too heavy and fast.

Too bad you're not in Canada. Even the original Hummel
Bird can be registered as an ultralight here. See :
http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/ge...htm#Definition

An excerpt:

2.1 Definition

A basic ultra-light aeroplane shall be defined as either:

a single-seat ultra-light aeroplane pursuant to Subpart 101, Part 1 of
the Canadian Aviation Regulations;


A two seat instructional ultra-light aeroplanes pursuant to Subpart
101, Part 1 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations; or


an aeroplane having no more than two seats, designed and manufactured
to have a maximum take-off weight of 544 kilograms and a stall speed in
the landing configuration (Vso) of 39 knots (45 mph) or less indicated
airspeed at the maximum take-off weight.

544 Kg = 1198 lb.

Pretty good, huh?

Dan