Just Aircraft offers ultralight

Troy Woodland, also the creator of the Just SuperSTOL, designed the Just 103 to conform to the FAA Part 103 requirements for ultralight aircraft, including a maximum weight of 254 pounds, a single seat, and a top speed of 63 mph. The new ultralight logged 1.5 hours before heading to the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo, the company noted in a May 10 press release.

Other than a narrow windscreen, the pilot is very much out in the open air, “which was typical with a lot of earlier Part 103 designs,” the company noted. Flying a Part 103 ultralight does not require a pilot certificate, training, or a medical certificate, though the company strongly recommends pilot training just the same.

A Polini Thor 250 engine from Italy supplies 37 horsepower at 7,500 rpm, and retails for less than $4,000, Just Aircraft noted. Woodland also expects to mount a Rotax 582, which would push the aircraft beyond the ultralight limits and require registration as a light sport or experimental light sport aircraft.

The company has not yet determined a price for the Just 103, which will be sold as a kit or ready-to-fly from the factory in Walhalla, South Carolina. Additional information is available online.