Affordaplane, Part 103 Legal Ultralight Aircraft, 2022 Ultralight Aircraft Buyers Guide.
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- Affordaplane, Part 103 Legal Ultralight Aircraft, 2022 Ultralight Aircraft Buyers Guide.
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The Affordaplane!
For over 20 years the Affordaplane sport aircraft has been helping people to achieve their dreams of flight safely and inexpensively.
The Affordaplane, or A-Plane as it is commonly called, is a single seat, all-aluminum design powered with a 35 to 40 horsepower motor. It can be built as an FAR 103 legal ultralight, or a light sport aircraft (LSA). It’s your choice.
The A-Plane is simple to build with common hand tools, easy to fly with great performance, and backed by a perfect safety record. Hundreds are now flying all over the world.
The construction plans are designed so that beginner and expert alike can build their own airplane from these detailed plans. Plus you can get them instantly after ordering. The web site is filled with information about the Affordaplane, so have a look around. If you want a fun, safe flying machine, you have arrived at the right place.
Hi, I’m Dave Edwards. I designed and flew the Affordaplane ultralight airplane starting back in 1999, and my life’s dream and mission has been to help people to fly. For over 20 years I have helped numerous people build and fly their own airplanes. You are here probably because you want to fly, or are already flying and are looking for a safe, inexpensive airplane which to explore the sky. The Affordaplane was designed with you in mind.
I was a teenage airport kid back in the eighties when ultralights exploded on the aviation scene, and I was right in the middle of all that. To me, ultralights are the ultimate expression of freedom. You don’t need a license to fly them, but you do need training. Give me a grass strip and a couple of bucks worth of gas, and I can go flying, any time I want. I don’t need a radio, an expensive transponder, or an annual inspection. I do all the inspecting myself. When you build it yourself you gain invaluable experience and confidence in the air that you just do not get by buying a completed airplane from someone else.
That is one big reason building an airplane is so appealing to people today. You know your aircraft. The other reason is money. You save a LOT of money when you do it yourself. You can build as your budget allows. The airplane is all aluminum, and you can build a part and then store it until you are ready for something else. It will not rust or rot. Speaking of money, the Affordaplane is a great investment and its value appreciates.
And the biggest ‘secret’ is that building an airplane like the Affordaplane is easy. Really easy, like building a large model airplane. You just have to pay attention to details, and if you can follow a good set of plans, step-by-step, you got it. Thousands of people since the Wright Brothers have done it, and you can too.
The fuselage is made of square aluminum tubing, with flat plate gussets bolted to them to hold it all together. It is designed this way for a number of reasons: One is that it is extremely strong but light. Gyrocopters have used this method for decades. Another is that you can cut it with a chop saw or jigsaw, drill it and it is basically done. There is no welding involved at all with this airplane. You do not need any welding equipment, and you never have to worry about whether your welds will hold. Plus everything is out in the open, there is nothing hidden that can cause problems.
The wings and tail are made of round aluminum tubing, and are built the same way as many other ultralight airplanes. The flying surfaces are covered with Dacron, shrunk with a clothes iron, and painted with house paint. It looks great and holds up for years. The airfoil used gives you optimum performance with 40 horsepower. The stall is gentle and straightforward. The wings feature full span ailerons. Crosswinds are no problem at all. She goes where you point her. All the pilots who have flown her say she is a very sweet flying airplane.
The Affordaplane is a solid, proven design that has been flying for over 20 years and has logged thousands of hours. If you build it as an FAR 103 legal ultralight, you do not need a license to fly it. Many people build it as a light sport aircraft, so they can put hours in their logbook. So it is your choice.
The Affordaplane is a simple, fun airplane to build and fly. The construction plans are designed for beginner and expert alike, and contain everything you need to build this airplane. The Affordaplane Plans are the best value in aviation today.
www.affordaplane.com
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Since the original interview was from 22 years ago can we get a more up-to-date review? There are quite a few of these panes out there.
There’s a Facebook group
This guy is putting the EXACT hours to build on the plans, a first in aviation history.
I have a plane very similar to this one, that I made More than 20 years ago; using a 2 dimensional frame of 2"x2" square aluminum tube.
Unfinished projects are always cheaper and easier than the actual finished product, if you ever get to see it!
Gonna get a set of plans today. Thanks!
Terry Adair approved 👌 👍 👏 🙌
Jon from HomeBuildHelp approved 👌 🙌 👍 👏
I've been looking for an ultralight or LSA for a while (whether or not I'm ready to buy) but the issue tends to come with cost. While I'm willing to do some construction and I understand it's a new plane that's all mine, when the cost approaches $30k, I also know I can look for a regular plane without the restrictions and all the logbook hours. True, they won't be new, I may need to wait for costs to come back down in the used airplane market, and maintenance is more of a pain. It's just a balance I'd have to consider, especially since I'd like at least two seats (preferably four), and maybe a bit more range. Don't get me wrong; in a perfect world I'd have a plane for actual travel and another like this for the experience. Anyway, I'm just thinking in text right now :P
The Afford a Plane has been around for years. Have they been bought out? Just referring to the date and time of this video. Nice little airplane.
From the VHS quality video my guess it is a reposting of a "classic" episode.
I was really excited for the video, until I realized it was over two decades old. Oh well.
armorol on a fabric plane means an inability to ever patch it due to the silicon not taking any glue. It's also impossible to wash it off apparently.
HomebuiltHELP built the Ultralight flavor of it, it's a 50 episode playlist, but when all said and done it was 5lbs over. 5lbs is nothing, you can shave that off, or put on a parachute.
Thank you want one, my dad and I built a baby Great Lakes want to fly again
Remember the good old days before Einstein invented Gravity. Such a simpler life back then .
I thought Newton invented gravity. Einstein invented relativity I think.
Did they ever figure out how to get it to make weight?
The legal eagle is stronger made of chromolly tube
There is NO difference in the strength of the fuselage in either aircraft. One uses steel the other aluminum - but the size of the tubing is larger or the wall thickness is thicker on the aluminum.
@@ultralightnews - There may be no difference in strength overall, but there is a huge difference in strength compared to weight with regard to the fuselage: The Appordaplane fuselage weighs in at 120 lbs whereas the Legal Eagle only weighs 62 lbs (56 lbs for the fuselage and another 6 pounds for the tail components).
NOTE: These are real-world figures obtained by those who actually built them, paying particular attention to make the airframe as light as possible with regard to the Affordaplane.
In the case of the Legal Eagle, the weight in the first link below includes the fuselage, paint, seat, rudder pedals, wheels, tires, landing gear, tail wheel gear, brake discs and calipers, and floor pan. It does not include the tail components (fin, rudder, horizontal stabilizer and elevator). In the second link, it is indicated that the tail components weigh 6 lbs.
In the case of the Affordaplane, the weight includes the fuselage, gas tank, seat, rudder pedals, wheels, tires, landing gear, tail components and tail wheel gear.
Legal Eagle
legaleagleflyingadventures.com/2020/03/14/weight-of-fuselage-and-gear/
www.kitplanes.com/legal-eagle-xl/
Affordaplane
ua-cam.com/video/wL8cG8Vesv4/v-deo.html (begin watching at 3:10 in the video)
Since most Affordaplane builders are on a budget and can't afford an airport hangar, can the wings be folded or removed for transport from home?
The wings are attached by bolt/u-joint and can be removed and trailered. Terry Adair is a popular youtuber for the Affordaplane and transports his plane this way from time to time.
From what I've seen the wings are pretty easy to remove. I always wanted to make them fold straight back. I've considered building one of these for several years now.
Nope IIRC. It’s designed to be cheap to build, which involves the lowest amount of complexity possible.
I want one
could this be made from carbon fiber? would there be any draw backs to building this from carbon fiber?
Is a two seat model in the works?
check u tube one has been built
No license required. No training required. I absolutely love that you put this front and center. It ensures I'll never run out of videos of people running their backyard creations into the ground like lawn darts. 👍
I was really hoping this would be an updated interview. I always thought these were cool.