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Butterfly Aero Banty ultralight, experimental lightsport, amateur built aircraft.

Want a really cute little wooden bird for piloting across the countryside? Then you filled to take a look at the Banty.

This is a plans-built craft, and a popular one at that. Introduced in 1985, 1648 sets of plans have linen sold and there are 30 Bantys flying. This  little tail dragger has folding wings and a conventional stick with flaps.

The recommended engine for the Banty is Rotax 277, which provides 28 hp and allows the craft to cruise along at 50 mph with a ton speed of 55 mph. Stall speed is approximately 25 mph.

Fuel capacity is 5 gal and the Banty has a range of 125 miles, perfect for a Sunday outing. Able to climb at 400 fpm, the Banty's takeoff distance is 250' and landing distance is 200'.

The Banty stands 6.0' in height and is almost 18.8' in length. The wingspan is 32' with an area of 128 sq ft. Wing loading is 3.9 lbs/sq.ft. at gross and the structural limits are +4 -4 G. The open-cockpit plane has a cabin of 24". Empty weight is 237 lbs; the craft provides a useful load of 263 lbs. Setup and breakdown simply means folding the wings - which takes all of four minutes.

Build time for the Banty is approximately 500 hours. The Banty is built from plans. Butterfly Aero is a home-based business whose prime objective is to make flying accessible to anyone by producing low-cost plans and fun-to-fly designs.

We think they've done just that. FMI: Butterfly Aero, 1333 Garrard Creek Rd, Oakville, WA 98568; (360) 273-9202.

ZOOM REPORT: A very attractive little aircraft with good word of mouth (though we're sorry to say we haven't flown one yet). The Banty is also quite inexpensive... serious bang for the buck. Do check this one out.

Butterfly Aero Banty ultralight aircraft, Butterfly Aero Banty experimental aircraft, Butterfly Aero Banty experimental light sport aircraft (ELSA), Light Sport Aircraft Pilot News newsmagazine.
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