The Bushcaddy L-162 Max is a Canadian
kit aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch", from plans, or from assembly kits.Armstrong, Kenn ...
that was designed by Sean Gilmore and produced by
Canadian Light Aircraft Sales and Service and most recently by
Bushcaddy. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for
amateur construction.
[Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 47. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851]
Design and development
The L-162 was developed from the
Bushcaddy L-160 as a result of customer demand for a freight aircraft that could also provide room for a second row of seats behind the pilot and passenger seats. Unlike the L-160's designation, which indicates that the design engine for that model was originally a
Lycoming O-320
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of , the L-162 designation is just a numerical sequence and does not indicate horsepower.
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.
The L-162 features a
strut-braced high-wing
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, a two-seats-in-
side-by-side configuration
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The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...
enclosed cockpit, fixed
conventional landing gear
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, or optionally
tricycle landing gear
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, and a single engine in
tractor configuration
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. Floats and skis can also be fitted.
The aircraft
fuselage
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is made with a frame of welded
6061-T6 aluminum
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square tubing, covered in 6061-T6 sheet. Its span wing employs V-struts with
jury strut
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s. The wing has an area of and
flaps. It can accept
four-stroke powerplants from , with the
Lycoming O-360
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of commonly used. Cabin access is via two fold-up doors.
Construction time for the factory kit is estimated at 1200 hours. Twelve examples had been completed and flown by December 2011.
Specifications (L-162 Max)
References
External links
Official website{{Bushcaddy aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
High-wing aircraft