The Bakeng Duce was designed by Gerald Bakeng in Everett, Washington State in the United States as a high-performance parasol-wing light homebuilt for amateur builders, construction of the prototype being commenced in October 1969 and it was completed six months later.

The Pulsar was produced by Aero Design Inc, of San Antonio Texas, and was a derivative of the company’s Star-lite which won the EAA Outstanding New Design Award in 1983. In more recent times the type has been marketed by SkyStar Aircraft Corp of Caldwell, Indiana as the Pulsar III.