Loehle Aircraft, Loehle Sport Parasol , P51 Mustang, P40, Spitfire Jenny, Spad
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Loehle Aircraft, Loehle Sport Parasol , P51 Mustang, P40, Spitfire Jenny, Spad. No longer in production. A look back at Loehle Aircraft and their line of ultralight and experimental aircraft.
Company owner Mike Loehle has a workable theme: give pilots airplanes loaded with nostalgia, price them right, make the kits buildable by ordinary humans, and back that up with good factory support.
No longer in production.
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His 5151 Mustang broke this ground. Now the Tennessee builder has other designs in the stable. One is the Sport Parasol. Looks may motivate most buyers of nostalgia, but it doesn’t hurt that the planes fly well.
The Parasol in particular may look like a design that would fly very slowly and be very docile. In fact, the Parasol zips along at a good speed and offers rather brisk handling.
The Parasol was introduced at a paltry $2,500 without engine. Part of Loehle’s thinking was that buyers could easily find a used 447 Rotax or equivalent. Add a few more goodies desired by many pilots and you’re still aloft for about $6,000, quite a bargain in a time where everything seems priced at $10-20,000.
No longer in production.
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