The Lederlin 380L (marketed in North America as the Ladybug) is an unconventional light aircraft developed in France in the 1960s, and marketed for homebuilding.
Development
François Lederlin developed the 380L from the
Mignet HM.380 "Flying Flea", and eventually created a new aircraft sharing only its choice of wing profile and general configuration.
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Ladybug 380L
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Like the Pou-du-Ciel, the 380L is a tandem wing design, with the forward wing mounted on a set of cabane strut
In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of strut, which act in ...
s forward of the cockpit, and designed to pivot in flight, to vary its angle of incidence. Otherwise, it is unlike the original Mignet HM.14
The Mignet HM.14 ''Flying Flea'' (''Pou du Ciel'' literally "Louse of the Sky" in French) is a single-seat light aircraft first flown in 1933, designed for amateur construction. It was the first of a family of aircraft collectively known as Flyi ...
, having side-by-side seating for two in a fully enclosed cockpit, and a neatly cowled engine. The fuselage is of steel tube construction, metal-skinned at the front and fabric-covered to the rear, and the wings have fabric-covered wooden structure. The tailwheel undercarriage is fixed.
Specifications
Notes
References
*Taylor, Michael J.H. 1989. ''Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation'' Studio Editions p. 570
*''Jane's All the World's Aircraft'' 1977-78. Jane's Publishing pp. 493–494
External links
{{Commons category, Lederlin 380L
aviafrance.com
1960s French sport aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Tandem-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1965