Sunday, July 25, 2010

Black Dragon Superlite


Our Superlite, winner of Sun N Fun 2010 Grand Champion Ultralight, is now at Airventure Oshkosh with an improved paint scheme and many improvements to the airplane.  I am now calling it the Black Dragon Superlite, and it is one very sharp and powerful airplane.  I've posted a new photo suite on Belite's Flickr account of the Black Dragon.

This particular aircraft currently has some small enhancements on it:

Vortex Generators (reduce stall speed)
Prop spinner (looks sharp)
Glove tray with drink holder (looks sharp, finally provides a place to hold that can of pop and GPS while flying around)
Electric trim (allows inflight elevator trimming, great safety feature and allows hands off photography)
Machined aluminum fittings

and I will be flying it at Oshkosh. 

Here's all of the other options on this particular plane and how it's priced:


# Comments Yes Price Ext.
1 Basic Airplane.  28HP engine.  Ready to fly!  Taildragger configuration. yes 24995 24995
2 Carbon Fiber wing upgrade saves weight. yes 2200 2200
4 Trailer kit (4 steel support struts) yes 250 250
5 Powdercoating yes 595 595
6 Lithium Polymer starter battery and charger yes 350 350
11 Disc brake set, installed yes 400 400
14 Steel spring gear upgrade yes 350 350
20 Fiberglass cowling yes 340 340
21 Larger Flaperons increase wing area by 2 feet. yes 200 200
24 SUPERLITE -- Swap to F33 Hirth Engine with recoil start yes 2760 2760
26 Delete the original wood panel and gauges. yes -500 -500
28 Belite Half Panel - 4 instruments, wired, installed yes 600 600
29 Install Fuel Sender in fuel tank, wiring yes 200 200
30 Electric Elevator trim yes 200 200
31 Aircraft 600 pound BRS Parachute - installed yes 3300 3300
32 Dragon Paint, installed  yes 4000 4000
33 Upgrade Cockpit to Carbon Fiber (floorboard; seatback; seatbottom) yes 400 400
34 Upgrade tail spring to fiberglass composite. yes 100 100

Subtotal
$40,740

We also switched the BRS parachute out to a new Second Chantz parachute that uses compressed air instead of a ballistic rocket, and this reduces the price by $1000, so this loaded demonstrator airplane is offered at $39,740.


Second Chantz appears to have a great product, I love the idea of using compressed air ejection instead of a ballistic rocket!



I thoroughly enjoy flying this airplane.  If you are looking for the very finest Part 103 ultralight aircraft, you have found it.

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