The Lanitz Escapade One is a German

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produced by

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. When it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 62. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X By March 2018 the aircraft was no longer advertised on the company website and production has likely ended.

Design and development

The Escape One was developed from the British

Escapade Kid The Escapade Kid is a single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane, developed and built in the United Kingdom in the 2000s.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 46. WDLA UK, Lancaster ...

, which was in turn derived from the

Flying K Sky Raider The Flying K Sky Raider is a family of American, high wing, strut-braced, single engine, conventional landing gear ultralight aircraft that was designed by Ken Schrader and produced by Flying K Enterprises and later Sky Raider LLC of Caldwell ...

, an aircraft which in turn traces its origins to the

Denney Kitfox The Denney Kitfox is a series of small side-by-side, two-seat, high-wing, single engine kit aircraft, designed and originally manufactured by Dan Denney and his company Denney Aerocraft of Boise, Idaho. The aircraft is amateur-built and ...

. The Escapade One was designed to comply with the

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microlight rules. It features a

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, a single-seat enclosed cockpit, fixed

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and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft

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is made from welded steel, while the wing has an

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spar and wooden ribs. The aircraft is covered in Oratex UL 600 aircraft fabric. Its span wing has an area of . The standard engine available is the German Lanitz 3W 342 iB2 TS

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powerplant. The wing can be folded in two minutes for ground transport on a trailer or for storage.

Specifications (Escapade One)

References

External links

Official website
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