Laron Wizard
{{Short description|American homebuilt airplane}}
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The Laron Wizard is an American homebuilt aircraft produced by Laron Aviation Tech of Borger, Texas. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 192. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}
Design and development
The Wizard features a strut-braced high-wing, a twin-boom tail layout, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear, with a tail skid, and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from a combination of bolted-together aluminum tubing and fiberglass, with its flying surfaces covered doped aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|30.50|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing, mounts flaps and has a wing area of {{convert|140.0|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. The wing is supported by a single lift strut and jury strut per side. The acceptable power range is {{convert|64|to|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} and the standard engines used are the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582, the {{convert|74|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 618 or the {{convert|65|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Hirth 2706 two stroke powerplants or the {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912UL four stroke engine.
With the Rotax 582 engine the Wizard has a typical empty weight of {{convert|462|lb|kg|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|925|lb|kg|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|463|lb|kg|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|10|u.s.gal}} the payload for pilot, passengers and baggage is {{convert|403|lb|kg|abbr=on}}.
The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 450 hours.
Operational history
Specifications (Wizard)
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See also
- Ultralite Soaring Wizard, a different aircraft with the same model name
References
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External links
- [http://www.davidcookaviator.com/photo/wizard.jpg Photo of a Wizard]
Category:1990s United States sport aircraft
Category:1990s United States ultralight aircraft
Category:1990s United States civil utility aircraft