Bushcaddy L-164
{{Short description|Canadian homebuilt light aircraft}}
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The Bushcaddy L-164 is a Canadian kit aircraft that was designed by Sean Gilmore and produced by Canadian Light Aircraft Sales and Service and most recently by Bushcaddy. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 47. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851{{cite web|url = http://bushcaddy.com/?page_id=113|title = L-164|accessdate = 21 May 2012|last = Bushcaddy|year = 2012|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120208210646/http://bushcaddy.com/?page_id=113|archivedate = 8 February 2012|url-status = dead|df = }}Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 98. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XBertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 179. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 103. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The L-164 was developed from the Bushcaddy L-162 as a true four-seat aircraft. Unlike the L-160's designation, which indicates that the design engine for that model was originally a Lycoming O-320 of {{convert|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, the L-164 designation is just a numerical sequence and does not indicate horsepower.Hunt, Adam: Elegant Utility - Flying the CLASS R-80 BushCaddy, Canadian Flight July 2005, page B-1. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association.
The L-164 features a strut-braced high-wing, a four-seat enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear, or optionally tricycle landing gear, and a single engine in tractor configuration. Floats and skis can also be fitted.
The aircraft fuselage is made with a frame of welded 6061-T6 aluminum square tubing, covered in 6061-T6 sheet. Its {{convert|36|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing employs V-struts with jury struts. The wing has an area of {{convert|189|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and flaps. It can accept four-stroke powerplants from {{convert|180|to|250|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, with the Lycoming O-360 of {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and a Franklin Engine Company powerplant of {{convert|220|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} commonly used. Cabin access is via two fold-up doors.
Construction time for the factory kit is estimated at 1200 hours or 300 hours from the quick-build kit. Four examples had been completed and flown by December 2011.
Variants
Specifications (L-164)
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References
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External links
- [http://www.bushcaddy.com/model-l164.html Official website]
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