Bellaire
monoplane, Bellaire ultralight, Bellaire single place
ultralight kit by Liberty Aeronautical, Ultralight News
newsmagazine.
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Single place Part 103 ultralights in the United States are defined as single
place ultralight aircraft that weigh 254 lbs or less, have a stall speed
not more than 24 knots, a top
speed of 55 knots, and carry no more than 5 gallons of fuel. To fly a
legal Part 103
ultralight aircraft in the United States the pilot does not require a
pilot license.
Single place aircraft weighing more than 254 lbs. in the U.S. require a
pilots license and must be built as experimental, amateur built,
homebuilt aircraft. These include weight shift aircraft, more commonly
known as trikes, powered parachutes, and powered para-gliders.
Single place ultralights in Canada can weigh up to 1200 lbs. and an
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Bellaire Monoplane
ultralight, Bellaire Monoplane ultralight aircraft, Bellaire Monoplane ultra lite
plane, experimental amateur built aircraft.
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At Lakeland I saw one of best finished ultralight
style aircraft, that I have ever seen. At first I thought it was one of the Hipps line of
aircraft but looking closer found it to be something totally different.
I tried all week
to get some information on it to no avail. A year I again saw the plane and this time I
managed to catch Richard Berstling the designer.
The plane is a single place, tail dragger, tractor powered by a 503 Rotax engine. The
plane is offered in plans form. Welded 4130 chromoly steel is used for the fuselage,
with wood truss ribs and I beam spars in the wing covered in standard aircraft covering
material.
According to Richard, from plans the plane will take about 2000 man hours to build. The
plans are 12 sheets, 24 x36 with full size drawings of all the components. Simple hand
tools, and oxy acetylene welding equipment will be required.
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Equipped with the 503 Rotax engine the plane gets off the ground in about 75
feet, cruise speed is 90 mph at
5,000 rpm stall 30 mph, rate of climb 1,000 feet per minute. Controls are standard three
axis, stick and rudder, no flaps.
There are currently a number of craft under construction.
For more information contact:
Bellaire Monoplane Company of Liberty Aeronautical
144 Pinetree Drive
Lake Placid, FL 33852
(863) 699-6838
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Bellaire Monoplane ultralight,
Bellaire Monoplane ultralight aircraft,
Bellaire Monoplane ultra lite plane, experimental amateur built aircraft.
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