Single-seat ULM aircraft MERLIN II

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The response that we already have one may come as a surprise. So why have we kept it under wraps? Our focus has been on the Merlin single-seat aircraft. We promote this aircraft as ‘better-than-LSA’ as it has better performance than the majority of LSA aircraft and it does so at 1/3rd the cost. Focus. We needed to finish our Vtwin and deluxe avionics package installations. Plus, we had to complete our AFRL contract work. If you saw our booth or video from the SNF show you know we have plenty to do at any given moment. As of today, there are 156 LSA models (4 of which I am responsible for). Does the market need # 157? Not if #157 isn’t any better than the first 156 LSA models. MOSAIC is coming. YouTubeVideo This LSA rewrite allows us to offer a bigger LSA that can carry more payload and fly faster. Plus, we can expand our builders’ assist program. The LSA rule has a few well-intentioned limits that are flawed. Not allowing retractable gear on seaplanes was one. I fixed that. Another one is the stall speed must be clean, i.e., flaps and slats retracted. The result was LSA needed a large wing area which made it poor for top speed and very poor for turbulence. The coming revision sorts that and opens the door for properly proportioned aircraft like the Merlin II. And we now have a 2–3-year head start on the competition. It is light All aluminum, CAD-designed with precision matched-hole technology, and well-engineered. Most of the first LSA aircraft began life as a 450 kg European microlight class and were morphed to the 600 kg LSA class. Most of them gained weight.