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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
ultralight pilots license is required to fly them. |
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The H-3 is also a tube and
fabric-covered sportplane with construction methods comparable to
the H-2 biplane. However, instead of strut- and cable-bracing, the
H-3 features a cantilevered wing with a design G-load of +5 to -3.
It first flew with an engine of 28
horsepower, but normally is built with engines in the 40 to 50
horsepower range now.
The clean configuration gives it a
very impressive cruise speed compared to other very light aircraft.
The design won first place awards in its category at the EAA Sun 'n
Fun Fly-in at Lakeland, Florida in both 1989 and 1990.
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The designer developed a warbird variant of the H-3 in 1993, based
on the P-40 Warhawk of "Flying Tiger" fame. It was designated HP-40,
but is not offered now as a separate set of plans. However, H-3
builders who wish to opt for this variant can receive supplemental
drawings to enable them to make the minor changes.
One of those, the substitution of
tube and fabric wing tips in place of fiberglass tips on the H-3, is
an option that many builders choose for the standard H-3.
Raw materials kit available from
Wicks Aircraft Supply.
CLASSIC AERO ENTERPRISES
343 Wrexham Ct.,
Hampton VA 23669 |
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