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Incomplete Listing of Recreational & Ultralight Aircraft which were designed In Australia

In an attempt to document all the home-built and ultralight aircraft which were designed in Australia, I present the following incomplete list (incomplete, because I'm sure I have not covered all the bases, and plenty of folks will have more information than me - which I will gladly add to the list!).

First, some definitions of what this list is intended to cover:

 

 

1. The aircraft must have been designed in Australia, built in Australia, and flown successfully. This is not an attempt to list design projects or prototypes that did not fly.
2. This is only intended as a list (not a detailed history of each aircraft listed). Some of the images are linked to websites where you can obtain more information about the aircraft.
3. Australian Civil Aviation Orders regulate 5 categories of "ultralight" aircraft, briefly summarised as follows:
   · CAO 95.10 - Single place experimental aircraft under 300kg TOW
   · CAO 95.55 - Single engined amateur or factory built aircraft (several different sub-categories)
   · CAO 95.32 - Single and 2 place weight shift aircraft or powered parachutes
   · CAO 101.28 1-4 place amateur built recreational aircraft up to 544kg TOW
   · CAO 101.55 - Type certificated 1-4 place factory built recreational aircraft up to 544kg TOW
This list covers aircraft from all these categories, as well as historical "ultralight" aircraft, which were designed and built before these regulations came into force (the Duigan aircraft or Clancy Skybaby are good examples).

Image Manufacturer/Designer and Model Details More Information
Aeropup Supapup Mk VI
Image courtesy of Aeropup Aircraft, used with permission
Aeropup Aircraft
Supapup Mk.4
First flight:
Designer: John Cotton
Description: Two seat high wing home-built recreational aircraft.
Comments: Developed from the earlier single-seat Supapup Mk.1, Mk.2 and Mk.3 models.
Aeropup Aircraft website
Andiel
Messerschmitt Bf-109 80% replica
First flight:
Designer: Willy Andiel
Description: Single seat low ultralight WWII fighter replica
 
Australian LightWing
LightWing GR-912
First flight:
Designer:
Description: Two seat high wing ultralight. Tail-dragger version of the Sport 2000.
 
Australian LightWing
Pocket Rocket Breeze
First flight:
Designer:
Description: Single seat high wing ultralight
 
Australian LightWing
PR-582 Pocket Rocket
First flight:
Designer:
Description: Single seat high wing ultralight
 
Australian LightWing
PR Bipe
First flight:
Designer:
Description: Single seat high wing ultralight
 
Australian LightWing
Speed
First flight:
Designer:
Description: Two or four seat low wing ultralight
 
Australian LightWing
Sport 2000
First flight:
Designer:
Description: Two seat high wing ultralight. Nose-wheel version of the GR-912
 
  Brumby Aircraft Australia
Brumby High Wing 610
First flight:
Designer: Phillip Goard
Description: Two seat high wing all-metal sport aircraft
Comments: Suppied as a quick-build kit. Can be registered in RA-AUS or experimental categories.
Brumby Aircraft Australia website
Clancy
Skybaby
First flight: 
Designer: Bill Clancy
Description: Single seat parasol wing ultralight
 
Conroy
Sparrow XC
First flight: 29/03/2001
Designer: Chris Conroy
Description: Two seat high wing ultralight
 
Duigan
1910 Pusher
First flight: 07/10/1910
Designer: John Duigan
Comments: Single seat biplane.
 
Duigan
1913 Tractor
First Flight: 02/1913
Designer: John Duigan
Description: 2 seat biplane.
 
Eastwood Tyro Mk2 Eastwood
Tyro Mk 2
First flight: 1981
Designer: Geoff Eastwood
Description: Single seat high wing ultralight
 
Homebuilt Aviation
Typhoon
First flight: 10/04/2003
Designer: Willy Andiel
Description: Two seat low wing ultralight
N/
Jabiru LSA First flight: 
Designer: 
Description: Single engined high wing training & aircraft.
3-view:
LSA (Jabiru Aircraft)
Jabiru Aircraft Pty. Ltd.
ST-3, SP & UL
First flight: 
Designer: 
Description: 2 seat high wing training and sport aircraft (can be home-built from a kit or factory built).
3-view:
ST-3 (Jabiru Aircraft)
SP (Jabiru Aircraft)  
UL (Jabiru Aircraft)

Jabiru Aircraft Pty. Ltd.
J200 & J400
First flight: 16/03/2002
Designer: 
Description: 2 or 4 seat high wing training and sport aircraft (can be home-built from a kit or factory built).
3-view:
J400 (Jabiru Aircraft)
Kimberley
Sky Rider
First flight: 
Designer: Gareth Kimberley
Description: Single seat high wing ultralight
3-view:
Unknown
  MacKenzie
Silver Wings
First flight: 1921
Designer: George MacKenzie
Description: 2 seat biplane. Designed and constructed by G. MacKenzie on a farm at Rainbow (Victoria) during the 1920's.
 
David Rowe
UFO (Useless Flying Object)
First flight:
Designer: David Rowe
Description: Single seat circular plan-form 95.10 ultralight
 
Young Australia First flight:
Designer: 
Description: 2 seat parasol wing sport aircraft constructed during the 1930's.
 
Wheeler
Scout
First flight:
Designer: Ron Wheeler
Description: Single seat high wing ultralight
 
Winton
Grasshopper
First flight:
Designer: Colin Winton
Description: Single seat low wing pusher-engined ultralight
 
Winton Facet Opal flying wing Winton
Facet Opal
First flight:
Designer: Scott Winton
Description: Single seat tailless ultralight
 
Winton
Sapphire
First flight:
Designer: Scott Winton
Description: Single seat high wing pusher ultralight
 
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  First created 15/10/2002  -  Last updated 31/12/2011