The LO 120 S is a German
parasol-wing,
pusher configuration
In an aircraft with a pusher configuration (as opposed to a tractor configuration), the propeller(s) are mounted behind their respective engine(s). Since a pusher propeller is mounted behind the engine, the drive shaft is in compression in nor ...
, open-cockpit, two-seats in
tandem motor glider that was designed and produced by
LO-Fluggerätebau. When it was available it was supplied as a kit for
amateur construction and meets European
microlight rules.
[Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 308. BAI Communications, July 1998. ]
Design and development
The LO 120 S is of unusual design. The
fuselage resembles that of an
ultralight trike, but instead of a
hang glider flexible wing, it mounts a rigid, straight wing with a span of in the motor glider role, with optional shorter wings for powered cross country flying. Unlike conventional trikes, the aircraft has a tail, of
twin-boom configuration with an
inverted v-tail. Later models enclosed and
faired the cockpit into the wing, making it a
high-wing aircraft.
The LO 120 S is of mixed construction, using
plywood
Plywood is a material manufactured from thin layers or "plies" of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers having their wood grain rotated up to 90 degrees to one another. It is an engineered wood from the family of manufactured ...
, metal and composite materials. The specified engine is the
Hirth 2704 of mounted behind the cockpit as a pusher powerplant. The landing gear is
tricycle gear.
Specifications (LO 120 S)
See also
References
External links
Photos of LO 120 SPhoto of an LO 120 S
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