Excalibur
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into what are described as ultralight aircraft, advanced ultralight
aircraft,
light sport aircraft, experimental light sport aircraft, experimental
aircraft, amateur built aircraft, ELSA or homebuilt
aircraft in the United States and Canada. These include
weight shift aircraft, more commonly known as trikes,
powered parachutes, and powered para-gliders.
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Excalibur lightsport
aircraft, experimental
lightsport, amateur built aircraft.
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Excalibur
Manufacturer/www.excaliburaircraft.com
The ultralight, light sport aircraft industry has
changed considerably since it's birth in the late 70's.
Many
companies and designs have come and gone during that time. A
manufacturer that has staid the course through the ups and
downs is Excalibur Aircraft of Sebring Florida.
After nearly a decade of being
involved in the light sport aircraft industry, building and
selling ultralight style aircraft Tom Karr decided in 1997
that he wanted to start from a clean sheet of paper and
produce a two seat ultralight, experimental and light sport
aircraft trainer. |
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His dream plane would be a
tandem seating two place, tri-cycle gear in a pusher
configuration. The Excalibur would be sold directly from the
factory which would allow the use of commission that would
go to a dealer or distributor to be used to give the
customer standard features that would normally be considered
options. The Rotax
503 with a b drive and electric start was chosen as the
standard engine for it's power and reliability. The standard
fuselage was made to be 26 inches wide with a 30 inch
fuselage available for larger pilots. The Excalibur design
also features pilot area's front and back that are the same
size, dual stick, rudder, and throttle controls, and a 10
gallon fuel tank. 5 gallon wing tanks are an option.
For faster delivery to
customers Excalibur normally has wing and tail kits in stock
so customers can get started building right away. Fuselage
kits normally follow 6 to 8 weeks later.
The factory employs 5 full
time people, producing over 95% of the kit in house from the
4,000 square foot facility in Sebring Florida
As of this writing November 2005 Excalibur Aircraft has
delivered 495 kits, with nearly 300 of those flying. |
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Excalibur lightsport aircraft specifications |
| Horsepower: |
46 hp |
| Fuel Capacity: |
10 gal |
38 L |
| Range: |
217 nm |
402 km |
250 mi |
| Cruise: |
61 kts |
113 kmh |
70 mph |
| Stall: |
30 kts |
56 kmh |
35 mph |
| Climb: |
1,200 ft/min |
6.1 m/sec |
| Ceiling: |
14,000 ft |
4,267 m |
| Takeoff Distance: |
96 ft |
29 m |
| Landing Distance: |
200 ft |
61 m |
| Gross Weight: |
1,000 lbs |
454 kg |
| Empty Weight: |
450 lbs |
204 kg |
| Useful Load: |
550 lbs |
249 kg |
| Wingspan: |
31.5 ft |
9.6 m |
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| Length: |
20 ft |
6.1 m |
| Height: |
6 ft |
1.83 m |
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Excalibur lightsport aircraft -
experimental lightsport aircraft |
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