1984: Charles B. Roloff, Breezy Aircraft, Box 358, Palos Park, IL 60464.
Builder of the RLU-1 Breezy
LSA/UL
Rivers R-1
Stone C Rivers R-1 N2363S Serial Number 1
Ritz Standard ‘A’
Strut-braced high wing monoplane, conventional tail, geodetic wing & tail construction. Landing gear: Tricycle. Price 1984: $2,495. Certified to PUMA standards.
Engine: 22 hp Zenoah
Wingspan 36’
Wing area 140 sq.ft
Empty weight 200 lb
Gross weight 500 lb
Cruise speed 30-50 mph
Stall speed 15mph
Vmax 65 mpg
Climb 400 fpm
Takeoff run 120 ft
Landing roll 200 ft
Setup time 15min
Ritz
1984: Ritz Aircraft Co., Shipman’s Creek Road, War-trace, TN 37183, USA.
UL builder
Richet Cobra 202
Richet revised the Cobra 200 of Yves Debordes and was selling the Cobra 202 in kit form via Sté Aéro-Composite of Saujon circa 1998. The wings are carbonfibre and the fuselage is of composite/foam construction.
Engine: AEIO-360, 200 hp
Wing span: 7.5 m
Wing area: 10.5 sq.m
MAUW: 770 kg
Empty weight: 520 kg
Fuel capacity: 160 lt
Max speed: 290 kph
Cruise speed: 270 kph
Minimum speed: 95 kph
Seats: 2
Richet, J.C.
1998:
J.C.Richet
4, rue Armand Moisant
F-75015 Paris
France
Built the Cobra 202 LSA
Rhyme Inc Rhyme
The Rhyme uses four small flat twin engines for power.
Engine: 4 x Rhyme 125, 40 hp
Rotor span: 4 m
MAUW: 220 kg
Empty weight: 65 kg
Fuel capacity: 30 lt
Max speed: 200 kph
Cruise speed: 100 kph
Fuel consumption: 10 lt/hr
Seats: 1
Price (1998): $30,000
Rhyme Inc
1998:
H&M Minami Aoyama East 304 Minami Aoyama
5.11.14 Minato-ku
Tokyo 107
Japan
LSA helicopter builder
RFW Inc
1997: 179 Aviation Ave, PO Box 497, Walterboro, SC 29488, USA.
Sold White Lightning Aircraft WLAC-1 and Lightning Bug Aircraft Lightning Bug LSA
Revolution Voyager 500
The two seat Voyager 500 was launched at the Sn ‘n Fun show in Florida in 1998. Still only in kit form, it featured a three cylinder two stroke engine.
Engine: US Airpower, 138 hp
Rotor span: 6.80 m
Blade area: 0.2 sq.m
MAUW: 515 kg
Empty weight: 276 kg
Fuel capacity: 76 lt
Max speed: 193 kph
Cruise speed: 152 kph
Minimum speed: 0 kph
Climb rate: 6 m/s
Seats: 2
Fuel consumption: 30 lt/hr
Kit price (1998): $48,500
All Aero 