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Laron Aviation Tundra experimental
lightsport, amateur built aircraft.
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Manufacturer/Laron
Aviation/Joplin Aircraft
No longer in business/No longer in production.
Laron Aviation Technologies - Tundra
The Tundra is a Canadian design. It is a high-wing, trike
geared pusher with a strut-braced wing, tandem seating, and
a fairly unenclosed cockpit.
The open-air feeling attained from an overgrown two-place
like the Tundra is a joy, and aircraft like this are
increasingly popular as pilots seek something that offers a
wholly different feel from the garden variety Cessna or
Piper.
The Tundra stands 6.5' high, has a wingspan of 32', and is
21' long. The mammoth wing has 170 sq ft of wing area and is
stressed to +6 and -3 G (pretty stout). |
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Powered by a 52-hp Rotax 503, or Rotax 582 the
Tundra has a top speed of 120 mph, a cruise of 65 mph, and the ability to leap
off short runways in just about 100'... no kidding. Landings also require about
100'. It has a stall speed of 35 mph and a climb rate of 1200 fpm. No slouch,
this one. The standard fuel capacity of 10 gal, which can keep you in the air
for 3 to 4 hours, depending on how hard you lean on the throttle. With a gross
weight of 900 lbs, an empty weight of 400 lbs, and a total useful load of 500
lbs, the Tundra can carry a load. Cockpit dimensions are 26" wide (with plenty
of elbowroom),40" of headroom, and 39" of legroom.
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The Tundra is a steel-tube, metal, and composite construct with fabric
covering.
The kits took about 250 hours to build. Notable kit options included a full
enclosure, instrument packages. nav lights, quick-build wings, and full
assembly.
More than 300 aircraft were reported delivered to customers.
Originally designed and built in Canada by Back Forty Developments the Tundra was
also produced for some time by Laron Aviation and then Joplin Light Aircraft of Joplin,
Missouri. Joplin also produced kits for the Joplin ? Tun single seat ultralight. |
| Laron Aviation Tundra
aircraft |
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| Engine |
Rotax 582 65 HP - Rotax 503 50 HP |
| Empty Weight |
400 lbs. |
| Gross Weight |
900 lbs. |
| Wing Span |
32 ft. |
| Length |
21 ft. |
| Cruise Speed |
65 mph |
| Climb Rate |
900 fpm |
| Range |
200 miles |
| First flown in 1989
300 kits were reported delivered. |
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Laron Aviation Tundra -
experimental lightsport aircraft |
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