Eureka
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aircraft, amateur built aircraft, ELSA or homebuilt
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Eureka ultralight, experimental
lightsport, amateur built aircraft.
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Manufacturer/
Eureka Ultralight/no longer in production.
Ameri-Cana Ultralights
Box 360 Henricks Dr.
Irricana Alberta Canada
TOM 1B0
It is interesting watching each year as "new meat" enters
the grinder. That is new manufacturers showing up with a new
mouse trap.
The few that do make it - Like Loehle, Fisher, TEAM, Kolb
etc. have done it not with money, although it always helps -
but with a good design, that fits a need, and has a $'s and
sense price to it. Oh yea and they get to spend eternity
working 18 hour days 7 days a week! |
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Last year I did an interview
with the designer and manufacturer of the Eureka. A little
single place LEGAL ultralight in the U.S. which comes
factory built from of all places Canada. It looks like a
cross between a Fisher and a Mini Max but made from tube,
foam, and fabric rather than wood.
This year at Sun N Fun who should appear with a unit ready
for delivery - not to one customer but to THREE - but Wilf
Stark owner/manufacturer/designer/builder in other words
chief cook and bottle washer - of the Eureka.
Wilf had made the trip down by working a deal out with a
customer for delivery of the plane. For delivering it to
Florida, he was able to use it for display for the week,
plus was supplied with room and board for the week.
While there both me and Wilf's customer took pity on poor
Wilf. I saw him out working in the hot sun, and decided I
had better get him a nice ice cold $4.00 glass of lemonade,
before he passed out.
While the customer seeing him working in the sun went and
purchased one of those little roofed canvas awnings that you
see used at backyard picnics etc. But Florida was not his
only stop, after the show he had two more deliveries, one
away over on the west coast.
With this kind of work ethic and dedication there is no
doubt in my mind that one day, in the not to distant future
Wilf will have a very successful enterprise on his hands.
The Eureka wings are built around a single
deep spar. There are 26 foam ribs in each 12 foot long wing.
When this assembly has been built, it is covered in
full-span panels of pre-painted (white) aluminum skins,
durable and UV-resistant. The resultant wing is extremely
stiff and strong, yet weighs less than 35 pounds. It is
attached to the fuselage with just a few bolts, and in about
5 minutes. One person can do this.
This airplane can therefore be easily
assembled in the field, just prior to flight. This allows
for transport on a low cost trailer, and storage at home
eliminating costly hangar storage, or the risks of leaving
the airplane at an airstrip, unattended and weathering away.
Your investment is protected.
The purchaser assembles pre-built
components with the supplied aircraft-grade bolts and nuts.
This means that 3/8 and 7/16 wrenches are the only tools
required to assemble this aircraft kit!
In order to keep Eureka's price low, it
was designed to fly with a Hirth F-33 25hp engine, with
electric start. Alternately, the Zenoah GB25 22hp engine
with pull start can be used. |
Eureka ultralight, experimental
lightsport, amateur built aircraft. |
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Min speed: |
23
kt |
27
mph |
43
kmh |
Cruise speed: |
48
kt |
55
mph |
89
kmh |
Vne: |
55
kt |
63
mph |
101
kmh |
Climb ratio: |
500
ft/min |
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3
m/s |
Take off
distance over 50ft (15m) obstacle: |
300
ft |
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91 m |
Landing
distance over 50ft (15m) obstacle: |
250
ft |
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76 m |
Max. take off
weight: |
209
kg |
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460
lbs |
Empty weight: |
104
kg |
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230
lbs |
Engine:
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Hirth 25 |
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Eureka ultralight -
experimental lightsport aircraft |
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