The Lucas L-6A, also called the L6A, is a French
low-wing, two-seats in
tandem motor glider that was designed by
Emile Lucas of
Lagny-le-Sec
Lagny-le-Sec () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
See also
*Communes of the Oise department
The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercom ...
in the form of plans for
amateur construction.
[Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 308. BAI Communications, July 1998. ][Downey, Julia: ''1999 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, page 62. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851][Downey, Julia: ''2001 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 1, January 2001, page 22 Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851][Downey, Julia: ''2002 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 19, Number 1, January 2002, page 24. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851]
Design and development
The L-6A was developed as a motor glider version of the
Lucas L6 light aircraft.
The L-6A is of all-metal construction. The span wing can be folded for ground transportation or storage and the wing tips are removable. The
landing gear
Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft that is used for takeoff or landing. For aircraft it is generally needed for both. It was also formerly called ''alighting gear'' by some manufacturers, such as the Glenn L. Martin ...
is of a retractable
conventional landing gear
Conventional landing gear, or tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support the tail.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Term ...
configuration. The recommended engines are the
Lycoming O-235 of or the
Limbach L2000
The Limbach L2000 is a series of German piston aero-engines designed and built by Limbach Flugmotoren. They are four-cylinder, four-stroke, air-cooled horizontally opposed, piston engines with a power output of .
Variants
;L2000 DA
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of .
The L-6A was only available as plans and no kits or completed aircraft were factory-made. The plans cost US$400 in 2002 and at that time two examples were reported complete and flying. The construction time is estimated as 4000 hours.
Specifications (L-6A)
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References
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