• Welcome aboard HomebuiltAirplanes.com, your destination for connecting with a thriving community of more than 10,000 active members, all passionate about home-built aviation. Dive into our comprehensive repository of knowledge, exchange technical insights, arrange get-togethers, and trade aircrafts/parts with like-minded enthusiasts. Unearth a wide-ranging collection of general and kit plane aviation subjects, enriched with engaging imagery, in-depth technical manuals, and rare archives.

    For a nominal fee of $99.99/year or $12.99/month, you can immerse yourself in this dynamic community and unparalleled treasure-trove of aviation knowledge.

    Embark on your journey now!

    Click Here to Become a Premium Member and Experience Homebuilt Airplanes to the Fullest!

Budget Ultralight

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Nichoxx

Member
Joined
Jul 6, 2020
Messages
7
Hi,
As the title says, me and a group of friends are looking for advice on how we could power a small ultralight 1 seater aircraft we plan on building. This plane would not be going from airport to airport and never taken more than 500ft up, it is simply for field hopping. Unfortunately we are based in the UK so both our choice of parts is limited and we only have a budget of around £800 (for the engine). We have looked at small horizontal engines up to 25Hp as it seems the only way to obtain a reasonable amount of power cheaply (how we would go about attaching a propeller will likely be improvised) however if anyone knows of any cheaper solutions or would like to offer us any advice on completely from scratch builds - then it is incredibly welcome.
 
Back
Top