title: Lucas L11
text: # Lucas L11
  
  The Lucas L11 is a French ultralight aircraft that was designed by Emile Lucas. The aircraft is supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
  
  The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum with its windshield made from a single piece of flat plastic to save money on construction costs. Access to the cockpit is via gull-winged doors. Its 8.40 ft (2.6 m) span wing has an area of 9.00 $m^2$ (96.9 sq ft) and is equipped with flaps. The standard recommended engine is the 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplant.
  
  ## Variants
  
  ### L 11
  
      Base model with a tapered wing.
  
  ### L 12
  
      Version with a rectangular wing and simplified construction, offered as a kit only.
  
  ## Specifications (L11)
  
  Data from Bayerl
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: one
  * Capacity: one passenger
  * Wingspan: 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in)
  * Wing area: 9.00 $m^2$ (96.9 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 275 kg (606 lb)
  * Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
  * Fuel capacity: 80 litres (18 imp gal; 21 US gal)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Jabiru 2200 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 63 kW (85 hp)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed composite
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 203 km/h (126 mph, 110 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
  * Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
  * Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
  