Drifter, Maxair Drifter Basic Canadian ultralight aircraft, Ultalight Aircraft Canada.
Maxair Drifter Legal Ultralight
Ultralight Aircraft Magazine - The Maxair Drifter Single Place Ultralight Aircraft - The Maxair Drifter is a single seat ultralight introduced to the ultralight market in the early 1980's. It uses bolt and rivet together anodized aluminun tubing construction, covered in Dacron sailcloth. Construction times run from 100 to 150 hours. No special tools are required and the craft can be constructed in the space of a single car garage.
The craft is a single seat, high wing, wire braced, taildragger in a pusher configuration. Original power was supplied by the Rotax 277 using a belt drive reduction gear. Later models used the Rotax 377, 447, and 503 engines. A single place model called the Red Rocket was powered by the Rotax 582 liquid cooled engine, but WAS NOT an ultralight.
Maxair Drifter Single Seat Ultralight Aircraft
Maxair Drifter - The Maxair Drifter is a great little, fun flying ultralight aircraft. It uses standard three axis stick and rudder controls, with a center stick, and left hand throttle. The Drifter also has a steerable tail wheel. It makes a great float plane. New kits, parts and service are availalbe from Lockwood Aviaiton in Sebring Florida.
Drifter Ultralight Aircraft Specifications And Images
Empty wt. lbs: 252
Max wt. lbs: 500
Wing span: 30 ft
Wing area sq.ft.: 152
Height: 8’4”.
Length: 19’
Fuel cap: 5 USG.
Construction: Aluminium, Dacron.
Wing loading lbs/sq.ft: 2.9
Power loading lbs/hp: 17.86
Engine: Rotax 277 (268cc) 28 hp.
Drive: 2.25-1.
Prop: 56 in.
Static thrust: 230 lbs.
Max speed mph: 63
Cruise mph: 50
Stall mph: 26
Vne mph: 75
Climb rate: 600 fpm @ 40 mph.
Design limits: +6, -3.3g.
Glide ratio: 8.2-1.
Drifter Ultralight Video
The Maxair Drifter Single Seat Ultralight gets its heritage from the Klaus Hill Hummer.
It is a high wing, cable braced, king post design, pusher, with standard three axis controls, and a steerable tailwheel.
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Ultralight Aircraft Magazine - Welcome to the Ultralight Aircraft News our goal is to cover as many aircraft expositions that host aircraft described as ultralight aircraft, light sport aircraft, experimental light sport aircraft, amateur built aircraft, ELSA or homebuilt aircraft that fit into the definition of ultralight aircraft in Canada or light sport aircraft, or experimental amateurbuilt light sport aircraft in the United States.
These include three axis control aircraft, weight shift control aircraft, more commonly known as trikes, powered parachutes, helicopters, gyrocopters and powered para-gliders that meet the light sport or ultralight aircraft definition.
Airshows and aircraft expositions that we cover include, the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase, U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Deland Sport Aviation Showcase, E.A.A.'s Sun N Fun, E.A.A.'s Airventure, the Midwest LSA Show, Copperstate, UPAC Convention and Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany. We try to regularly attend regional shows like the Arlington Fly-In, and Rocky Mountain Fly-In.