Lucas L5

The Lucas L5 was a sport aircraft designed in France in the late 1970s and marketed for amateur construction. It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with side-by-side seating for two in a fully enclosed cabin. Construction was of metal throughout, and the builder was given the option of fixed, tricycle undercarriage, or tailwheel undercarriage in which the main units were manually retractable.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977–78, 494

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 9.20 m (30 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 11.9 m² (128 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 505 kg (1,113 lb)
• Gross weight: 946 kg (2,086 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 , 86 kW (115 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
• Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
• Rate of climb: 5.0 m/s (985 ft/min)

Notes

References

• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Publishing.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.

External links

• Photo gallery on designer's website
• Video of a Lucas L5 in flight, and brief talk with designer Emile Lucas (in French)