Lawrence J. Lesh made his first flight in a glider in Chicago in 1906 at the age of 14. In 1908 he had an accident withhis glider at Morris Park, New York, which confined him to hospital for over seven months. Though only a boy of 17 years, Lesh had done a great deal of experimental gliding from the age of 14. He held the world’s record, having made a flight of more than six miles in length over the St. Lawrence River, towed by a motorboat.
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Lenape Aircraft & Motors Inc
Matawan NJ, USA.
Built the Papoose version of the Aeromarine AR-3 aero engine.
Lenart Aircraft Co
Founded by W. Lenart of Dowagiac, Michigan, who built his first biplane in 1919. Produced a two-seat all-metal biplane in 1930.
Lembaga Industri Penerbangan Nurtanio
The Indonesian air force’s production facility, Lembaga Industri Penerbangan Nurtanio, flew the prototype (IN-200) of the LT-200 two-seat lightweight trainer on 9 November 1974; this was based on the PL-2 designed by Ladislao Pazmany in the USA for construction by amateurs.
Leichtflugzeuge-Entwicklungen Dipl Ing Hermann Myuus
Germany
Developed series of related light sporting aircraft, but only MY 102 Tornado single-seater flown (1973). Others were to be MY 103 Mistral two-seater and MY 104 Passat four-seater.
Leichtflugzeug Gmbh & Co Kg
Germany
Offers in assembled or kit form the Sky Walker tandem two-seat very light aircraft and the Vagabund.
Legers Bourgois
France
Exhibited its first aircraft, the A.T.-35 two-seat parasolwing monoplane powered by an Anzani 3-cylinder engine, at the 1928 Paris Salon. Subsequently produced the B.T. three-seat low-wing monoplane with 100 hp Michel engine.
Legend Aircraft Inc
PO Box 11, Winnsboro, LA 71295, USA.
Built the Turbine Legend
Lefebvre, Robert
France
Robert Lefebvre markets plans to construct the MP.205 Busard single-seat racing monoplane (first flown 1975), developed from Max Plan MP.204 of 1952.
Leduc Fils
France
Leduc began designing athodyds (ramjets) in 1929 at Argenteuil, as well as experimental aircraft in which to test them. The L.010-1, started 1937 and completed 1945, was first purely athodyd-powered manned aircraft to fly. Followed by L.010-2 and similar L.016-1 in 1951. All air launched from Languedoc mother plane. In 1953-1954 appeared the L.021 -01 and -02, and plans existed for a swept-wing aircraft with Atar 101 turbojet engine for independent take-off and an 0.22 supersonic fighter.
All Aero 