American Legend AL11C-100
| AL3C-100 | |
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| AL3C-100 Legend Cub on display | |
| Role | Sport aircraft |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | American Legend Aircraft Company |
| Status | In production |
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The American Legend AL3C-100 and American Legend AL11C-100 are new design American light-sport aircraft inspired by the Piper J-3 Cub and Super Cub.[1]
Design
The Legend Cub is built closely along the lines of the original Piper Cub with modern materials, engines and instruments. The aircraft is a high-wing, tandem seat monoplane with conventional landing gear. The fuselage is constructed with welded steel tubing with doped aircraft fabric.
In April 2015 the Super Legend design was further developed with the addition of a greater number of carbon fibre components, including doors, floorboards, the propeller spinner and the wingtip bows. Avionic upgrades include Garmin G3X avionics and a FreeFlight Systems 1201 WAAS GPS sensor, Trig Mode S and 1090ES ADS-B Out transponder.[2]
Variants
- Diesel Engine
- In July of 2015, American Legend Aircraft and Superior Air Parts (makers of the Gemini engine) announced that the 100-horsepower Gemini turbo-charged diesel engine would be available in 2016 as an option throughout the American Legend product line. The engine burns widely available Jet A and/or diesel fuel; an important consideration as normal aviation 100LL gasoline is expensive or unavailable in many remote areas. Power, price and weight are said to be comparable to the existing Continental 0-200 avgas engine, but with a 20% lower fuel burn.[3][4]
- AL11C-100
- Designed to resemble a Piper PA-11 Cub Special with an enclosed cowling.
- AL3C-100
- Designed to resemble a Piper J-3 Cub with cylinders exposed through the cowling.
- AL11J-120
- Powered with a 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300 engine.
- AL18 Super Legend
- Lycoming IO-233 powered variant designed to resemble a Piper PA-18 Super Cub.[5] Kevlar and carbon fiber floats certified for aircraft in 2015.[6] 2015 Super Legend re-engined with Lycoming YO-233 115hp variant accepting 100LL AvGas and Automotive Fuel.[7]
- Texas Sport Cub
- Homebuilt kit.[8]
Specifications (AL3C-100)
Data from Manufacturer
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1
- Length: 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
- Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Empty weight: 835 lb (379 kg) For American Light Sport Aircraft
- Gross weight: 1,320 lb (599 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 22 U.S. gallons (83 L; 18 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200 4-cylinder horiz. opposed, 100 hp (75 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 94 kn; 174 km/h (108 mph)
- Cruise speed: 84 kn; 156 km/h (97 mph)
- Stall speed: 30 kn; 56 km/h (35 mph)
- Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
- Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- ↑ "American Legend Cub". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Super Legend Gets Upgrades In Airframe, Avionics". AVweb. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "Superior Air Parts Announces American Legend Aircraft to use Gemini Diesel Engine". Legend Aero. American Legend Aircraft. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ Pope, Stephen. "Superior's Gemini Diesel Coming to Legend Cub". Flying Magazine. Flying. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "New Super Legend Super Cub introduced". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Super Legend Gets Upgrades In Airframe, Avionics". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Super Legend Specs". American Legend Aircraft. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ "Texas cub". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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