Lanitz Aviation

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Lanitz Aviation
Private company
Industry Aerospace
Headquarters Leipzig , Germany
Products Aircraft fabric systems, Ultralight aircraft
Website www.lanitz-aviation.com

Lanitz Aviation is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Leipzig. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of aircraft fabric systems and in particular their Oratex material for model and ultralight aircraft. The company also has developed and produces three ultralight aircraft that were originally produced by British manufacturers Escapade Aircraft and The Light Aircraft Company. [1] [2]

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

Leipzig Place in Saxony, Germany

Leipzig is the most populous city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. With a population of 581,980 inhabitants as of 2017, it is Germany's tenth most populous city. Leipzig is located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southwest of Berlin at the confluence of the White Elster, Pleiße and Parthe rivers at the southern end of the North German Plain.

Aircraft fabric covering

Aircraft fabric covering is a term used for both the material used and the process of covering aircraft open structures. It is also used for reinforcing closed plywood structures, the de Havilland Mosquito being an example of this technique, and on the pioneering all-wood monocoque fuselages of certain World War I German aircraft like the LFG Roland C.II, in its wrapped Wickelrumpf plywood strip and fabric covering.

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The company at one time produced its own two-stroke aircraft engine, the 32 hp (24 kW) Lanitz 3W 342 iB2 TS. [2]

Aircraft engine Engine designed for use in powered aircraft

An aircraft engine is a component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines, except for small multicopter UAVs which are almost always electric aircraft.

The Lanitz 3W 342 iB2 TS is a German aircraft engine, designed and produced by Lanitz Aviation of Leipzig for use in ultralight aircraft.

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Lanitz Aviation
Model name First flight Number built Type
Lanitz Escapade One Single seat, high wing, ultralight aircraft
Lanitz Escapade Two Two seat, high wing, ultralight aircraft
Lanitz Sherwood Ranger Two seat, biplane, ultralight aircraft

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References

  1. ↑ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 62-63. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 66, 84 & 258-259. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
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