Lucas L5

L5
Role	Homebuilt aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Homebuilt
Designer	Emile Lucas
First flight	13 August 1976

The Lucas L5 was a sport aircraft designed in France in the late 1970s and marketed for amateur construction.^[1] It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with side-by-side seating for two in a fully enclosed cabin.^[2] Construction was of metal throughout, and the builder was given the option of fixed, tricycle undercarriage, or tailwheel undercarriage in which the main units were manually retractable.^[2]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, 494

General characteristics

Crew: One pilot
Capacity: 1 passenger
Length: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
Height: 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 11.9 m² (128 sq ft)
Empty weight: 505 kg (1,113 lb)
Gross weight: 946 kg (2,086 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 , 86 kW (115 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
Rate of climb: 5.0 m/s (985 ft/min)

Notes

^ Taylot 1989, 613
^ ^a ^b Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78, 494

References

Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Publishing.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.