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LOCKHEED ER-2
LOCKHEED ER-2
The ER-2 is a derivative of the Lockheed U-2 series built for the North American Space Administration (NASA) and the first aircraft was delivered in 1981, being based at the Dryden Flight Research Center (which later became the Armstrong Flight Research Center)
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LOCKHEED 10 ELECTRA
LOCKHEED 10 ELECTRA
Designed in 1934 as a ten/twelve seat commercial airliner for airlines in the United States, the Lockheed 10 became a very successful aircraft until the advent of the larger Douglas DC-3.
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LOCKHEED L-100 HERCULES
LOCKHEED L-100 HERCULES
On 21 April 1964 Lockheed flew a civilian freight example of the military C-130 transport and placed it into low-rate production. This aircraft was used as a civil demonstrator, and was basically a C-130E without military equipment.
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LOCKHEED 12
LOCKHEED 12
In 1935 the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation decided to build a smaller version of its very successful Model 10 for feeder-line and business use.
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LOCKHEED L-188 ELECTRA
LOCKHEED L-188 ELECTRA
The Lockheed Electra was the only major US-built airliner to use turboprop engines and, although 144 aircraft had been ordered by operators from the manufacturer at the time production commenced, only a further 26 orders were delivered.
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LOCKHEED 14 SUPER ELECTRA
LOCKHEED 14 SUPER ELECTRA
The L.14, or Super Electra as it was known, was introduced to the Worlds airlines in 1937 as a larger, more powerful version of, and replacement for, the Lockheed 10A Electra.
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LOCKHEED L-749 CONSTELLATION
LOCKHEED L-749 CONSTELLATION
The Lockheed Model 49 Constellation, known originally as the Excalibur 44, was developed into a variety of variants over a period of 20 years to the Starliner.
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LOCKHEED 18 LODESTAR
LOCKHEED 18 LODESTAR
The Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar, a development of the Model 14 Super Electra transport, was manufactured in a variety of models with a variety of engines, depending on customer requirements.
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LET 410 TURBOLET
LET 410 TURBOLET
The L-410 series was designed by the Letov organisation as a light transport and feeder liner for operation in the eastern block. The prototype (OK-YKE) flew for the first time on 16 April 1969 powered by two 533-kw (715-eshp) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 turboprops.
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LIGHT MINIATURE AIRCRAFT LM-5
LIGHT MINIATURE AIRCRAFT LM-5
The LM-5X Super Cub was first introduced to the light aircraft market in 1993, being an 88% scale copy of a Piper J-3 Cub, the aircraft being constructed of wood covered in dacron. It is a high-wing machine with a high-wing with a tractor engine and a tailwheel.
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LET BLANIK L-13
LET BLANIK L-13
The Blanik L-13 glider was a two-seat trainer produced by Let Kunovice in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s, the prototype making its first flight in 1956 and more than 3,000 examples have been delivered in a variety of models over many years. It is said to be the most widely used
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LINCOLN SPORTS
LINCOLN SPORTS
The Lincoln Sports light biplane for amateur construction was designed in the USA in the 1920’s by Mr S Swanson of Vermillion, North Dakota.
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LET L-200 MORAVA
LET L-200 MORAVA
The Morava was designed by Ladislav Smrcek as a four/five seat successor to the Aero 145, and the prototype, the first of three (OK-LNA), was flown for the first time on 8 April 1957.
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LITESPORT ULTRALIGHT CLASSIC
LITESPORT ULTRALIGHT CLASSIC
The Classic is one of a series of ultra-light aircraft produced by Free Bird Innovations Inc of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
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LET Z-37 CMELAK
LET Z-37 CMELAK
The Z-37 Cmelak (Bumble Bea) was designed and built by LET Narodni Podnik, the LET National Corporation which evolved from a branch of the Skoda series of companies.
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LITTLE WING AUTOGYRO
LITTLE WING AUTOGYRO
Little Wing Autogyros of Mayflower, Arizona, has for some years now produced a series of light single-seat fully enclosed tractor autogyros.
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LET Z-37T AGRO TURBO
LET Z-37T AGRO TURBO
The Let Z-37 Cmelak (Bumblebee) was an agricultural aircraft designed and built in Czechoslovakia, work commencing in 1961 and the prototype the XZ-37 first flew on 29 March 1963.
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LOBERT GANAGOBIE
LOBERT GANAGOBIE
In 1953 the Lobert brothers, William and James, decided to design and build their own aircraft and this machine (F-WECC) became known as the Lobert 01, flying for the first time at Lille in France in 1953.
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LEZA LOCKWOOD AIR CAM
LEZA LOCKWOOD AIR CAM
Of similar configuration to the Maxair Drifter, the Air Cam is a two-seat, open-cockpit, light twin-engine aircraft intended for aerial photography which has utility applications, and which is marketed by Leza-Lockwood Corp of Sebring, Florida.
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LOBERT MOUSEBIRD
LOBERT MOUSEBIRD
In the 1950s two brothers, James and William Lobet, who were residents in the south of France, showed an interest in aircraft and designed and built a range of gliders to meet their needs.
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LIBERTY XL-2
LIBERTY XL-2
The XL-2 was designed by Anthony Tiarks and built in the United Kingdom as a two-seat low-wing, general aviation aircraft in the late 1990s by Liberty Aircraft, a subsidiary of the company which previously conceived and marketed the very successful Europa kitplane.
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LIGETI STRATOS
LIGETI STRATOS
Charles Ligeti in 1982 built a hang-glider for the Australian Bird Man Rally and then went on to design the Statos, the prototype flying on 25 April 1985 for 45 minutes.
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LIGHT AERO T-2 SUNDOWNER
LIGHT AERO T-2 SUNDOWNER
The T-2 Sundowner is a two-seat in tandem light sporting aircraft produced by Light Aero Australia, this company entering the field of producing light kit aircraft in 2010, and displaying the prototype of the T-2, incomplete, at the 2011 Natfly event at Temora.
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LEARJET 60
LEARJET 60
The Learjet 60 was announced on 3 October 1990 as the successor to the Learjet 55C, the first proof-of-concept aircraft flying with a Pratt & Whitney PW 305 turbofan on 18 October 1990, flying with two PW 305s in May 1992.
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LIGHT MINIATURE AIRCRAFT LM-1
LIGHT MINIATURE AIRCRAFT LM-1
This is one of a series of light aircraft kits produced by Light Miniature Aircraft of Keechobee, Florida in kit form for amateur construction.
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LEECH AUSTRALIAN MAID
LEECH AUSTRALIAN MAID
In the late 1920s Mr T D Leech, a lecturer in civil engineering at the Sydney University, with the assistance of five graduates from the University, designed and built a biplane known as the Australian Maid.
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LIGHT MINIATURE AIRCRAFT LM-3
LIGHT MINIATURE AIRCRAFT LM-3
Light miniature Aircraft of Okeechobee, Florida, is a company which has produced replicas of light aircraft of the 1950s to various scale, these including the LM-2X-2P 7/8th scale replica of a Taylorcraft.
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LAKE LA-250 RENEGADE
LAKE LA-250 RENEGADE
The Renegade is a six-seat development of the Buccaneer, a type which has proved very popular in this region, with more than 40 examples registered over the years.
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LAZER Z-2300
LAZER Z-2300
The Z-2300 was designed for unlimited class competition aerobatics and is a two-seat development of the single-seat Z-300, which itself was developed from the Rebel 300.
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LAKE LA-4 BUCCANEER
LAKE LA-4 BUCCANEER
The Colonial C-1 Skimmer was built by the Colonial Aircraft Corporation in the USA, with the prototype being flown for the first time on 17 July 1948. This three-seat amphibian was powered by a 93-kw (125-hp) Lycoming O-290-D engine, and received its type approval on 19 September 1955.
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LEA KESTREL
LEA KESTREL
The Lea Kestrel was designed by Cecil Lea under the provisions of ANO 95.10 and was built in prototype form following the granting of a Technical Data Package.
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LAKE LA-270 SEAWOLF
LAKE LA-270 SEAWOLF
The LA-270 Seafury is a development of the Lake LA-250 Renegade produced by Lake Aircraft Inc of Kissimmee, Florida and is a six-seat amphibious utility aircraft developed in the United States.
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LEARJET 24
LEARJET 24
For many years marketed as the fastest business jet in production, the Learjet was also the most well known and one of the best selling, with some 745 turbojet examples having been delivered in the 23, 24, 25, 28 and 29 series.
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LANCAIR COLOMBIA
LANCAIR COLOMBIA
Following the success of the Neico Lancair series of kitplanes, Lance Neibauer designed a production certificated aircraft based on the four-seat Lancair ES and set up a separate company to build and market the new type.
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LEARJET 25
LEARJET 25
For many years the Learjet was marketed as the fastest business jet in production. It was designed by William P Lear in Switzerland as the SAAC-23, being eventually produced in Wichita, Kansas, the prototype Model 23 flying for the first time on 7 October 1963.
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LANCAIR LEGACY
LANCAIR LEGACY
The Legacy is one of a range of aircraft produced by Lancair, formerly known as Neico, for the kit-built market and is a high-performance private owners touring machine, being an up-dated variant of the Lancair 320.
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LEARJET 31
LEARJET 31
The Learjet 31 is one of a series of business and executive jet aircraft produced by Learjet, which is a subsidiary of Bombardier Aerospace.
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LANG SKYLARK
LANG SKYLARK
The Skylark is an ultra-light aircraft developed by Mr Ronald Lang of Officer, VIC in the early 1980s. Mr Lang also designed and developed an engine known as the Skylark for use in his and other ultra-light aircraft.
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LEARJET 35 and 36
LEARJET 35 and 36
For many years the Learjet was marketed as the fastest business jet in production, and more than 1,500 examples of a variety of models have been built.
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LANGE AVIATION E-1 ANTARES
LANGE AVIATION E-1 ANTARES
The Antares is a single-seat self-launched glider, produced in Zweilbrucken, Germany, by Lange Aviation GmbH which utilises an engine in the rear fuselage and is produced in a number of models.
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