LAZAIR III est. 1982 The Lazair has been stored for more than 6 years but is in good condition..
Item specifics | Condition: | Used | Make: | LAZAIR III |
| Model Year: | est. 1982 |
The Lazair has been stored for more than 6 years but is in good condition. There has been many upgrades including wider landing gear, larger Rotax engines, lower pivited control stick, castering tailwheel, thru the Wing engine mount bolts, toe operated wheel brakes, and more. Pictures were taken at various times during these modifications. It was recovered with DuraFilm Super One shortly before the last flight. The Rudders and wing tips are covered is Stits Poly-Fiber fabric. I have many extra parts, tools, manuals, etc. Every aircraft should be carefully examined before purchase and also before every flight.
The wings are easily removed for transport and can be quickly reattached at the airport or other launch site. The Ultralight aircraft comes with an enclosed trailer for storage or transport and hangar fees can thus be avoided. No license is required to fly this aircraft under the FAA part 103 ruling which governs Ultralights and Amateur-Built Aircraft. The Lazair with it"s twin gasoline engines and long wings is a very safe aircraft. And is a lot of fun to fly. Just about anyone can safely learn to fly this ultralight. Pontoons can be purchased for landing and takeoff on water. Also it could be converted to all electric as can be seen on youtube.com under "ELECTRIC LAZAIR".I drove all the way up to Idaho to purchase my Lazair and then I drove back to California with the Lazair in it"s trailer. It doesn"t take more than 10 to 15 minutes to get the wings off if you have help. When taking it out of the trailer and putting the wings back on, I was never in a hurry and I always insisted in doing a real thorough walk around and an complete inspection before flying. But I"m told it can be done in less than 20 minutes. The engines are 185cc, 9.5hp two-stroke engines manufactured in Austria by Rotax. This particular engine has earned an excellent reputation for performance and reliability. Although this engine cannot be considered a modern design and it"s power-to-weight ratio is not as high as some of the "screamers" designed for motorcycles, go-carts, or snowmobiles, it has a long stroke (relative to most two-stroke engines) and developed its peak horsepower at the relatively low speed of 5,700 RPM, making it ideal as a power plant for micro light aircraft. This bigger engine was offered to facilitate those pilots who wanted to takeoff and land on floats. I purchased them used and they are in airworthy condition. A compression test revealed that one engine has less compression than the other. I would recommend replacing the rings sometime in the future. These are great engines. I do not know how many hours are on the Rotax 185"s because I purchased them used. This Lazair was first built in 1982 and with care should continue flying for many years to come.
This is truly a great Ultralight! I no longer fly due to health problems. Please feel free to ask any questions and I will answer as best I can. I will happily continue to assist the buyer for as long as I can be helpful.
Current date: 2015-07-15
