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TL-1
Role
Recreational ultralight
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Birdman Aircraft for homebuilding
Designer
Emmett M. Talley
First flight
25 January 1975
Number built
300 kits sold by 1979
The Birdman TL-1 was an extremely minimalist aircraft sold in kit form in the United States in the mid-1970s for US$1,395.[1]
Design and development
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The TL-1's fuselage is nothing more than a boom connecting a set of wings with a V-tail . The pilot's seat and a pedestal carrying the pusher engine are attached to the top of the boom just forward of the wing. Flight control is provided by a series of spoilers .[2]
Construction is of wood covered with Monokote and the aircraft was designed to be quickly dismantled for transport or storage.[2] kg ), it is held to be the lightest aircraft to have been flown at the time.[citation needed
Variants
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TL-1A
Base model with longer span wing.[2]
RB-1
Later model with shorter 28 ft (8.5 m ) span wing and simplified landing gear . The empty weight of this model is 122 lb (55 kg ), gross weight 350 lb (159 kg ), the same as the TL-1A.[2]
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General characteristics
Crew: one pilot
Length: 19 ft 5 in (5.92 m )
Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.37 m )
Height: 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m )
Wing area: 145 sq ft (13.5 m 2
Empty weight: 122 lb (55 kg )
Gross weight: 350 lb (159 kg )
Powerplant: 1 × McCulloch MC101 one-cylinder two-cycle piston engine , 15 hp (11 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 55 mph (89 km/h, 48 kn )
Range: 200 mi (322 km, 170 nmi)
Service ceiling: 5,500 ft (1,680 m )
Rate of climb: 200 ft/min (1.0 m/s)
See also
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
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^ a b c d Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page E-6. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . London: Studio Editions. p. 155.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1977). Jane's Pocket Book 14: Home-Built Aircraft . London: Macdonald.
Trade a Plane November 1975
Sports Flying December 1975
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