The Flylight Doodle Bug is a British

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that was designed and produced by Flylight Airsports starting in 1999.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page C-33. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 67. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X The aircraft is now out of production.

Design and development

The aircraft features a cable-braced

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-style

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, weight-shift controls, single-place accommodation in the seated position, foot-launching and landing and a single engine in

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. The aircraft uses a standard hang glider wing, made from bolted-together

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tubing, with its single surface wing covered in

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sailcloth. The wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame control bar. The engine is a lightweight,

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, single cylinder

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of . The Doodle Bug differs from other powered hang gliders in that the pilot flies in the seated position. A cloth fairing behind the pilot streamlines drag and provides space for baggage stowage. The propeller is protected on the ground by two support legs that retract automatically when the pilot assumes the normal flying position, though pressure on the foot rest. Electric starting is optional.

Specifications (Doodle Bug)

References

External links

* {{Flylight aircraft 1990s British ultralight aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Powered hang gliders