Birdman TL-1

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name=TL-1


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type=Recreational ultralight
manufacturer=Birdman Aircraft for homebuilding
designer=Emmett M. Talley
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number built=300 kits sold by 1979
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The Birdman TL-1 was an extremely minimalist aircraft marketed in kit form in the United States in the mid 1970s. Its fuselage was nothing more than a boom connecting a set of wings with a V-tail. The pilot's seat and a pedestal carrying the pusher engine were attached to the top of the boom just forward of the wing. Flight control was provided by a series of spoilers. Construction was of wood covered with Monokote, and the aircraft was designed to be quickly dismantled for transport or storage. With an empty weight of 122 lb (55 kg), it was held to be the lightest aircraft to have ever flown at the time.

pecifications (TL-1)

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crew=one pilot
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length m=5.92
length ft=19
length in=5
span m=10.37
span ft=34
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height m=2.18
height ft=7
height in=2
wing area sqm=13.5
wing area sqft=145
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empty weight kg=55
empty weight lb=122
gross weight kg=159
gross weight lb=350

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=McCulloch MC101 one-cylinder two-cycle piston engine
eng1 kw= 11
eng1 hp= 15
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max speed kmh=89
max speed mph=55
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range km=322
range miles=200
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ceiling m=1,680
ceiling ft=5,500
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climb rate ms=1.0
climb rate ftmin=200
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References

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* "Trade a Plane" November 1975
* "Sports Flying" December 1975

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