Aircraft by Emile Lucas

[Maveric]

Hello, maybe you can help to complete the list of aircraft designed by the French designer Emile Lucas.

The first construction I know of is the L.4 "Baby Lucas".

 

[Maveric]

Followed by the L.5.

 

[Maveric]

L.6 and L.7

 

[Maveric]

L.8 and L.10 project

 

[Maveric]

L.11 and L.12

 

[Maveric]

So the types L.1 to L.3 and L.9 are missing. I assume that the L.12 was the last construction.

 

[hesham]

There was also L6-7 sailplane.

 

[Apophenia]

Good stuff Maveric! Here's the same info arranged into an interim designation list ...

Avions Émile Lucas

L1-L3 - (??) See: Reply #10

L4 - 1962* low wing, 2-seat cabin monoplane
- L4 : Home-built, wood/fabric construction
- L4 : 1 x 65 hp Continental A65-8F, span 8.70 m
- L4 : Orig. engine type, 1 x 45 hp Salmson 9-cyl.
- L4 : Side-by-side seating, taildragger u/c
-- * Some sources say L4 1st flight in 1960
-- aka 'Baby Lucas', see reply #1

L5 - 1976 2-/3-/4-seat* low-wing sports a/c
- L5 : Metal constr., for home-build market
- L5 : 1 x 115 hp Lycoming O-235,** span 9.20 m
- L5 : Metal constr., trike or taildragger
-- * Variable seating using same airframe
-- ** Stressed for more powerful O-360
-- See reply #2

L6 - 1991 tandem 2-seat low-wing sports a/c
- L6 : Metal constr., for home-build market
- L6 : 1 x 80 hp Limbach L2000, span 6.70 m
- L6A: L6 deriv., folding wing motorglider
- L6A: Lycoming 0-235/Limbach, span 14.00 m
- L6A: Retr. taildragger, variable-pitch prop
- L6B: L6 deriv., shorter-span motorglider
- L6B: Lycoming 0-235/O-360 HO4, span 8.80 m
- L6A: Retract. tricycle u/c, c/n 01 F-PRMO

L7 - 1988 2-seat high-winged light home-built
- L7 : Strut braced wings, retract. nose gear
- L7 : 1 x 118 hp Lycoming O-235,* span 10.00 m
- L7 : Boxy utility a/c,** alum. construction
-- * Stressed for engine powers up to 200 hp
-- ** Large doors for baggage or skydivers

L8 - 2-seat low-wing light home-built a/c
- L8 : Side-by-side seating, bubble canopy
- L8 : 1 x 180 hp Lycoming O-360, span 8.00 m
- L8 : Optional fixed or retract. trike u/c

L9 - 2001 4-seat low-wing sports lightplane
- L9 : Metal home-built devel. of Lucas L5
- L9 : 1 x 200 hp Lycoming IO-360,* span (??)
- L9: L5-like sliding canopy w/ larger cabin
- L9 : Retr. u/c, optional tail** or tricycle
-- Possibly same 9.20 m span wings as L5?
-- * NB: L5 was already Stressed for IO-360
-- ** 1st L9 (F-PDVR, c/n 01) was taildragger
-- https://www.rsafrance.com/media/k2/galleries/21/avion_lucas.jpg
-- https://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/KuipersLoet/9963L.jpg

L10 - (Project) Twin-engined light a/c
- L10 : Low-winged, retr. tricycle u/c
-- See reply #4

L11 - (date?) cabin ultralight home-built
- L11 : Side-by-side 2-seat, tapered wings
- L11 : 1 x 85 hp Jabiru 2200, span 8.40 m
- L11 : Metal constr., fixed trike u/c

L12 - (date?) cabin ultralight home-built
- L12 : As L11 except for untapered wings
- L12 : 1 x 85 hp Jabiru 2200, span 8.40 m
- L12 : Metal construction, fixed tricycle u/c

 

[Maveric]

Lucas L.6-7 from Jane´s all the World´s Aircraft.

 

[ALU]

Hello,

There are no L1 to L3.
Where did you get those draws?

There is also a L9
F-PDVR
Based on a L5
Lycoming IO-360

Lucas L 9

The Baby Lucas has another engine now: continental A65-8F

 

[hesham]

There are no L1 to L3.

Welcome aboard ALU,

and why you are so sure ?.

 

[ALU]

Thanks!

He was my grand-father.

I don‘t have many informations.
But I‘m sure about it.

 

[hesham]

Thank you ALU,

and if you have a drawing to L9,and from JAWA 1991.

 

[Maveric]

L.8 and L.10 project

...

 

[ALU]

Thank you ALU,

and if you have a drawing to L9,and from JAWA 1991.

Unfortunatly I don‘t have any.
I live far from my grandmother, I don‘t have any access to any draws..