One-One-Tango-Lima

We have laid out the dash now, in preparation for seat and flight control mounting. There will be two iPhones powering the mostly “glass cockpit”. One is for the A-EFIS and the other is for GPS/Mapping. There is also a

We have been weighing each section and part as we go along, and it looks like we will be well under the 254 pound weight limit for part-103 ultralights. We still have some parts to add, but not enough to

We have gotten a lot done on the fuselage and tail of Tango-Lima-Seven-Eight as you can see in the images below. There is still more bracing to be added to the tail and cabin section as well as the foam

Today I have purchased some of the supplies to build the fuselage and wings. The ultralight will be all aluminum frame, foam ribs in tail and wings, with Dacron covering over everything except the engine. Additionally, the carburetors have been

The work has started on the engine rebuild. Currently disassembled and are now in the cleaning stage. New pistons and gaskets have been ordered. Rebuild kits for the carburetors are also on-hand. We have received the engine monitor as well,

While completely unintentional, our design for Tango-Lima-Seven-Eight looks a lot like the Bobcat Ultralight. The general dimensions are close, as is the basic shape. It’s not an exact match, but it gives you a great look at the what our

We have taken the next step in the creation of Tango-Lima-Seven-Eight. We have removed the engine from our donor snowmobile. We then tore the engine down and inspected it thoroughly. We discovered that the engine had a broken piston skirt,

For those of you whom have been aware of the Tango-Lima-Seven-Eight plans probably already knew that we were originally looking at the Affordaplane as the design were going to build. This has now changed since we have gotten into pricing,

One of the key aspects of ultralights that immediately grabbed my attention was the low cost of entry. I knew that I could save money in a few ways while we build the Tango-Lima-Seven-Eight, and the power plant was no