American Legend AL11C-100
AL3C-100 | |
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AL3C-100 Legend Cub on display | |
Role | Sport aircraft |
National origin | United States of America |
Manufacturer | American Legend Aircraft Company |
Status | In production |
Unit cost |
US$45,000 (assembled, 2015) |
The American Legend AL3C-100 and American Legend AL11C-100 are new design American light-sport aircraft inspired by the Piper J-3 Cub and Super Cub.[1][2]
Design
The Legend Cub is built closely along the lines of the original Piper Cub with modern materials, engines and instruments. The aircraft is a high-wing, tandem seat monoplane with conventional landing gear. The fuselage is constructed with welded steel tubing with doped Superflite aircraft fabric.[2]
In April 2015 the Super Legend design was further developed with the addition of a greater number of carbon fibre components, including doors, floorboards, the propeller spinner and the wingtip bows. Avionic upgrades include Garmin G3X avionics and a FreeFlight Systems 1201 WAAS GPS sensor, Trig Mode S and 1090ES ADS-B Out transponder.[3]
Variants
- Diesel Engine
- In July of 2015, American Legend Aircraft and Superior Air Parts (makers of the Gemini engine) announced that the 100-horsepower Gemini turbo-charged diesel engine would be available in 2016 as an option throughout the American Legend product line. The engine burns widely available Jet A and/or diesel fuel; an important consideration as normal aviation 100LL gasoline is expensive or unavailable in many remote areas. Power, price and weight are said to be comparable to the existing Continental 0-200 avgas engine, but with a 20% lower fuel burn.[4][5]
- AL11C-100
- Designed to resemble a Piper PA-11 Cub Special with an enclosed cowling.
- AL3C-100
- Designed to resemble a Piper J-3 Cub with cylinders exposed through the cowling.
- AL11J-120
- Powered with a 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300 engine.
- AL18 Super Legend
- Lycoming IO-233 powered variant designed to resemble a Piper PA-18 Super Cub.[6] Kevlar and carbon fiber floats certified for aircraft in 2015.[7] 2015 Super Legend re-engined with Lycoming YO-233 115hp variant accepting 100LL AvGas and Automotive Fuel.[8]
- Texas Sport Cub
- Homebuilt kit.[9]
Specifications (AL3C-100)
Data from Manufacturer
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1
- Length: 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
- Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Empty weight: 835 lb (379 kg) For American Light Sport Aircraft
- Gross weight: 1,320 lb (599 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 22 U.S. gallons (83 L; 18 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200 4-cylinder horiz. opposed, 100 hp (75 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 94 kn; 174 km/h (108 mph)
- Cruise speed: 84 kn; 156 km/h (97 mph)
- Stall speed: 30 kn; 56 km/h (35 mph)
- Range: 274 nmi; 507 km (315 mi)
- Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
- Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- ↑ "American Legend Cub". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- 1 2 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 28. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ "Super Legend Gets Upgrades In Airframe, Avionics". AVweb. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "Superior Air Parts Announces American Legend Aircraft to use Gemini Diesel Engine". Legend Aero. American Legend Aircraft. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ Pope, Stephen. "Superior's Gemini Diesel Coming to Legend Cub". Flying Magazine. Flying. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "New Super Legend Super Cub introduced". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Super Legend Gets Upgrades In Airframe, Avionics". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Super Legend Specs". American Legend Aircraft. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ "Texas cub". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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