"The Standard Pilot Blog"TM The Chipper and Radiant Blog for Experimental and Ultralight (Part 103) Aircraft (c) 2010 thru (c) 2020 by James Wiebe.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
New Dual Display Instruments
New Instruments and avionics for Ultralight Aircraft and Experimental Aircraft from Belite Aircraft / Belite Electronics. More details later this week. Now on sale. Dual Display. For instance, VSI+ASI with digital Pressure Altitude Out in one 2.25 inch instrument. Bezels are CNC cut from Polycarbonate. Instrument panels are also cut on our new equipment. Gorgeous. Featherweight. Inexpensive. State of the Art (an overused term).
Monday, March 28, 2011
Belite Ultralight Aircraft On Sale
Our Belite SuperLite Dragon is on sale during Sun N Fun!
$31,500 -- During Sun N Fun, this plane is offered for $7,000 discount.
This is the same plane that is on the April 2011 cover of Kitplanes Magazine!
Interested? Give us a call or drop us an email. First come, first serve.
$31,500 -- During Sun N Fun, this plane is offered for $7,000 discount.
This is the same plane that is on the April 2011 cover of Kitplanes Magazine!
Interested? Give us a call or drop us an email. First come, first serve.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Fuel Tank Installation in Ultralight Aircraft
We've been using aluminum fuel tanks in our Belite for quite a while. A challenge has been how to mount them. After some experimentation, we've come up with the following technique for the lightest possible mounting technique.
We weld some two stubs on each side of the rear fuselage, which the tank will snug up and into. The tank is then secured with lightweight stainless steel straps, with a small amount of rubber tubing acting as a chafe strip on each stud. Hopefully all of this is clear by looking at the following pictures:
It all works well and is very strong. Three stainless steel straps, chafe bushings, and steel studs provide a lightweight fuel tank mount.
We weld some two stubs on each side of the rear fuselage, which the tank will snug up and into. The tank is then secured with lightweight stainless steel straps, with a small amount of rubber tubing acting as a chafe strip on each stud. Hopefully all of this is clear by looking at the following pictures:
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| Rear View of Aluminum Fuel Tank in Ultralight Aircraft |
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| View of Fuel tank from within cockpit (seat back removed) |
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| Middle clamp around tank |
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| Aluminum Fuel Tank in Ultralight Aircraft |
It all works well and is very strong. Three stainless steel straps, chafe bushings, and steel studs provide a lightweight fuel tank mount.
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