Built by Robert Ladd in 1967, the Taylor Chihuahua single place, enclosed low wing monoplane, was developed from the British John Taylor monoplane. One was built, N2531, was first flown in September 1967.
Engine: 53hp VW
Wingspan: 21’0″
Length: 15’6″
Cruise speed: 118 mph
Stall: 60 mph
Range: 250 mi
The LACO-125 is a sturdy two-seat biplane that is easy to fly yet very agile. To aid the builder, there are no castings, forgings or other difficult-to-build or obtain parts. The fuselage is a Warren truss type of chrome-moly tubing with wood formers and stringers. The wings are conventional two-spar construction with wood ribs and chrome-moly fittings for strength. This homebuilt derives its designation from the use of a 125-hp Continental in the prototype which is interchangeable with the 145-hp engine. The weight distribution of the LACO-125 is such that larger four-cylinder powerplants can be substituted.
The first, N1KN, was flown on 29 May 1977.
LACO-125
Engine Continental C-125, 125-hp
Wingspan: 22’9”
Length: 19’6”
Gross Wt: 1400 lb
Empty Wt: 860 lb
Fuel capacity: 24 USG
Top speed: 124 mph
Cruise: 113 mph
Stall: 56 mph
Climb rate: 900 fpm
Range: 325 miles
Seats: 2
Founder: Joe Laven
1980: LACO, Banning Municipal Airport, PO Box 415, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240, USA.
Airplane builder
The first design of Adolphe-Étienne Lachassagne was this 1912-1913 tandem wing monoplane. The front and the tail wings could be adjusted. The two propellers were fitted at the trailing edge of the front wing, and were adjustable together with the wing. The engine was mounted in the fuselage and drove the two propellers via a rod. As Lachassagne had no funds to acquire a new and powerful engine he had to do with second hand engines. Lachassagne started to study a new aeroplane with tandem wings. The AL-2 airplane was never built in full size, only as a model. He was creative inventor and kept developing and building variable wing profile aircraft at least up to WW2. He also tried to develop a small affordable “peoples airplane”.
The first design of Adolphe-Étienne Lachassagne was a 1912-1913 tandem wing monoplane. As Lachassagne had no funds to acquire a new and powerful engine he had to do with second hand engines. Lachassagne started to study a new aeroplane with tandem wings. The AL-2 airplane was never built in full size, only as a model.
Lachassagne was creative inventor and kept developing and building variable wing profile aircraft at least up to WW2. He also tried to develop a small affordable “peoples airplane”.
Built by Joseph L Lacey in 1962, the the two place Lacey M-10 had a pivoting unbraced wing stowed fore-and-aft for trailing or hangaring. One was built, N73884, first flying on 7/6/62.
The Lacey is one of the simplest designs for the homebuilder to construct. In the words of its designer, “There are no com¬pound curves and very few simple ones. The wing has no wash-in, no washout, no dihedral, and no incidence angle (the bottom is flat, and fits flat on top of the fuselage). It has no taper, no slots, no flaps, no spoilers, no wingtips, no struts, no wires, no braces, no spars.” The two-place, towable Lacey is propelled by a 90-hp Continental.
One M-10 VW Twin was built, N187LH, in 1968.
M-10
Engine: 95hp Continental C-90
Wingspan: 20’0″
Length: 19’6″
Gross Wt. 1118 lb
Empty Wt. 638 lb
Fuel capacity 20 USG
Useful load: 400 lb
Top speed: 140 mph
Cruise speed: 120 mph
Stall: 38 mph
Climb rate: 1000 fpm
Ceiling: 25,000′
Range: 440 miles
Takeoff run: 600 ft
Landing roll: 600 ft
Seats: 2
M-10 VW Twin
Engine: 2 x 40hp VW
Wing span: 20’0″
Length: 19’6″
Seats: 2
1962:
Joseph L Lacey
Tulsa
OK.
USA
1980: Joe Lacey, 1600 McArthur, Irving, TX 75060, USA.
Aircraft builder
The Hitchiker is the third ultralight design from Robert Labahn and it is designed for cross-country and short field operations. With a rigid wooden wing sporting full span flaperons having both positive and negative selling, the light weight Hitchiker easily fits the bill. The pilot’s seating is reclining, glider like, to present the smallest possible frontal area. A streamlined pod will be fitted in the colder months for pilot protection.
Engine: Rotax 277 geared drive.
Prop: 127 cm x 96cm pitch.
Wing span: 8.05 m.
Weight: 100 kgs.
Fuel capacity: 27 ltr.
Econ cruise speed: 43 kts.
Stall: 23 kts.
Construction time: Ready to fly.
1985: Robert Labahn, 6 Victoria St, Seville, Vic 3139. Australia.
UL builder
The Kyushu K10W1 Type 2 basic trainer was the Watanabe version of the North American NA.16 which was in standard JNAF use at the time.
Never illustrated or identified in recognition manuals, the code name ‘Oak’ was allocated.
