The Ultra-Leicht Flugtechnik Speedy Mouse is a German
ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by
Ultra-Leicht Flugtechnik of
Braunschweig
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...
. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 83. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ][Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 86. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Design and development
The aircraft was derived from the
FMP Qualt 200 and designed to comply with the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever
low-wing
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, a
T-tail
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, a two-seats-in-
side-by-side configuration
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The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...
enclosed cockpit under a front-hinged
bubble canopy
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The designs of bubble canopies can drastically vary; s ...
, fixed
conventional landing gear
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and a single engine in
tractor configuration
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.
The Speedy Mouse is made from mixed wood and
epoxy construction. Its span wing employs a GA-W 1
airfoil and has an area of . The wings can be quickly removed for ground transport or storage. The standard engine is the
Rotax 912ULS
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four-stroke powerplant. The aircraft was designed for
aero-tow
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ing
gliders.
Specifications (Speedy Mouse)
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.beier-bs.de/ultraleicht-flugtechnik/ul-flugtechnik/htm/seite_b.htm
Photo of the Ultra-Leicht Flugtechnik Speedy Mouse
2010s German ultralight aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft