Aerolite 103, Part 103 Legal Ultralight Aircraft, 2022 Ultralight Aircraft Buyers Guide.
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- Aerolite 103, Part 103 Legal Ultralight Aircraft, 2022 Ultralight Aircraft Buyers Guide.
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Aerolite 103, Part 103 Legal Ultralight Aircraft, 2022 Ultralight Aircraft Buyers Guide.
by Dan Johnson
Super affordability. Super Wonder. “Super?“ - surely, I exaggerate, right? Hmmm, I don’t think so. Let me explain.
In an age where many Light-Sport Aircraft run $150,000, to well… possibly much more, “affordability” becomes something of a tortured word. What might seem affordable to a pilot that can buy a nearly one million dollar Cirrus SR22 is vastly different from what is affordable to most readers of this website. So, how affordable can Aerolite be to warrant my claiming “super affordability?”
Rob Tuttle, following Aerolite on Facebook, posed a similar question, “How much minus delivery?”
U-Fly-It owner Dennis Carley replied, “The normal price for this aircraft, assembled and ready to fly as it is equipped, is $21,680 without the parachute, $25,065 with the chute.”
Consider this perspective. Automobile companies, building tens or hundreds of thousands of a single model, have an average U.S. selling price of more than $35,000 in 2019. Yet here is an airplane, being built at a tiny fraction of the quantity of any automobile, selling for as little as half the price of the average new car. I find that amazing - and it appears a sufficient number to keep U-Fly-It active and profitable, so much so that the DeLand, Florida company can’t keep up.
A couple years ago, Dennis revived the idea of a kit Aerolite 103. Prices around $18,000 ready-to-fly may still be more than some people want to pay for an aircraft that is like a boat, motorcycle, or ATV - it’s a machine you have fun with and it needs to fit within your family budget.
Today a kit Aerolite can save even more and the build time won’t be long.
How Long to Build?
At recent Oshkosh events, two “One-Week Wonders” were built using a kit from Zenith with power from Rotax or a Van’s RV-12 with another Rotax 9-series engine. These were amazing efforts as this video describes, but Dennis and his Aerolite thinks they can do it quicker - far quicker. Plus, a deal awaits some lucky buyer.
“We have a ‘super offer’ in conjunction with AirVenture in Oshkosh next month,” announced Dennis in June 2019. “We will be assembling an Aerolite 103 during the show from a Quick Build Kit, and the aircraft is for sale (you can purchase it now, and pick it up at the end of the show or we can deliver it to you on the way back to Florida). If we have not sold it prior to the show, you can buy it at any time while it is being assembled).” Now - get this - a $3,000 Oshkosh discount applies! After he put this on his Facebook page, this “show” airplane will surely sell long before Oshkosh 2019 starts.
Assembly will take place in the Workshop Tent - next to the Red Barn in the Ultralight Area, now known as the Fun Fly Zone - Tuesday through Saturday, during 9-11 AM and 2-4 PM. It will be completed and ready to taxi on Saturday afternoon.
I’ll do the calculation for you. In a mere 20 hours - during “banker’s hours,” some might say - an Aerolite 103 will go from kit to flyable aircraft. Bang! Compare that to the large gang of people who built the Zenith 750 or Van’s RV-12 at Oshkosh (although they were amateurs, not experts).
The Oshkosh 2019 Super Wonder Aerolite 103 will be equipped with these options or upgrades:
Hirth F33 engine
Electric start
Lightweight lithium battery
Culver pProp
EIS panel
Hydraulic brakes
6-inch wheels and tires
Final selling price: $17,900 (clarifying, that is $3,000 off the standard price of $20,900 for a Ready to Fly model with options listed). See all prices here for Aerolite 103 airframes, engine choices (several), and options.
Is Hirth’s 28-horsepower F33 enough power for bigger pilots, say someone weighing 250 pounds? Dennis answered.
“The F33 is good for Pilots up to about 220 pounds. At 220, the climb rate is about 600 feet per minute, and cruise speed about 55 miles an hour. For 250 pound pilots, we recommend the Hirth F23. We are also testing a couple other engine models currently, both of which should be very viable options for heavier pilots.” In case Hirth’s numbering system may confuse you, F33 is a super light single cylinder engine where F23 is a horizontally opposed twin cylinder model producing 50 horsepower. On this lightweight aircraft, even with a beefier pilot, an F23 Aerolite is going to perform exceedingly well.
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Being on aerospace business for several years, I would love to assemble this gorgeous Ultralight….
The Aerolite 103 is also available in Germany (with a few modifications) as Aerolite 120 for the European 120 kg class.
I would appreciate a closed cockpit however^^.
Minifox evospeed is enclosed
O the Arrow-lite 103 , A great 103 plane. I thought if I couldn't find a Quick-silver 2 SE a Arrow-lite would be the best way to fly.. Thanks again for the video
It needs folding wings. If the wings don't fold, might as well get a light sport. Same hangar size.
I think the wheel pants aren’t really necessary… not worth the extra complexity but otherwise very cool!
Has Dennis thought about an internship where people pay half down and intern for enough hours on making parts and assembling for the other half? As a retired disabled vet I would love to spend a month or so just making airplanes.
What modifications would need to be made to the 103 to carry a 350# pilot?
Remove wheel pants, add strobes and some avionics... how cool would it be to fly ILS in a 103... I’m just fantasizing.
If they could put a 912 UL or ULS on it I’d buy one! Would also love one with a stick instead of a yoke. Just my druthers.
the yoke is the main thing that bugs me too but that's why I started looking at the Hawk Arrow and the Airbike. The advantage that keeps the Aerolite on my list is the fact that I could put backcountry tires on it and still be in the 103 range. Harder to do that with the other 2 that at stock are right up to the edge on weight.
Yes, & would simplify control mechanics, shave a little weight.. but that power..😉👍
Then it wouldn't be an ULTRALIGHT.
@@ultralightnews but it would be reliable and powerful enough to haul my fat ass around! 🤣🤣 I have a REVOLT with a ULS, and I love that engine!
Is there any reason the plane can have a right hand throttle instead of a left one?
Throttle can be positioned on either side.
@@ultralightnews THANK YOU!
Plis, subtitulado in spanish please!
I'M INTERESTED IN BUYING ONE OF THESE PLANE. OR MAYBE IN A PSA SINGLE SEAT PLANE. I DON'T WANT ONE THAT THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE PILOT LICENSING. ON THIS PLANE DO YOU EVER SALE ANY THAT THE PERSON FLYS AND WANT TO TRADE IT IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE.I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA. VERY NEAR A SMALL AIR STRIP.YOU SAYThat you will deliver HOW MUCH WOULD THAT BE.I DON'T WANT ONE TO BUILD I WON'T IT BUILT. GET IN TOUCH .
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