American Legend AL11
| 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 (2012) |
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.
Variants
- AL11C-100
- Designed to resemble a Piper PA-11 Super Cub 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.
- Super Legend
- Lycoming IO-233 powered variant.[2]
- Texas Sport Cub
- Homebuilt kit.[3]
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 (108 mph, 174 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 84 kn (97 mph, 156 km/h)
- Stall speed: 30 kn (35 mph, 56 km/h)
- Range: 274 nmi (315 mi, 507 km)
- 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.
- ^ "New Super Legend Super Cub introduced". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Texas cub". Retrieved 5 August 2012.