Flaglor Scooter

The Flaglor Scooter was an unusual light aircraft designed in the United States in the mid 1960s and marketed for homebuilding. It was a high-wing, wire-braced monoplane with the engine installed on the wing leading edge, above and in front of the pilot's seat. It was originally intended to be powered by a Cushman golf buggy engine, this was found to be inadequate and a converted Volkswagen automotive engine was used to replace it. Demonstrated at the 1967 EAA annual fly-in at Rockford, Illinois, the design won "Outstanding Ultralight" and "Outstanding Volkswagen-powered aircraft" awards. Plans were put on sale shortly thereafter.

Specifications (variant)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Length: 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
• Wingspan: 28 ft 0 in (8.64 m)
• Height: 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
• Wing area: 115 ft² (10.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 390 lb (180 kg)
• Gross weight: 650 lb (300 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen automotive engine, 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 90 mph (145 km/h)
• Range: 175 miles (282 km)
• Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 392. 
• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1977-78. London: Jane's Yearbooks. pp. 539–41.