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The Lockwood Drifter is a family of high wing, single engine, pusher configuration, open cockpit, one and two-seat kit aircraft that was first introduced in the 1980s by Maxair and remains in production today by Lockwood Aircraft of Sebring, Florida.〔Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 59. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851〕〔Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, pages B-15 & B-74. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4〕〔Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', pages 201 & 273. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1〕〔Downey, Julia: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 72. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851〕〔Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 60. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851〕〔Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 108. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X〕 ==Development== The Drifter was first marketed by Maxair in the 1980s as both a single seat and two seats-in-tandem kitplane. The original single seater was light enough when fitted with the Rotax 277 engine to qualify for the US FAR 103 ''Ultralight Vehicles'' category, with an empty weight of .〔〔 After Maxair went out of business, the design was picked up in 1997 by Lockwood Aircraft who produced kits for a number of single and two-seat versions, mostly differing by installed engine. The Lockwood versions are all wire-braced using a kingpost to support the ground wires. Over 1000 wire-braced Drifters have been completed and flown.〔〔〔〔〔 The aircraft was also adapted and redesigned by Austflight ULA of Boonah, Queensland, Australia, as the ''Drifter SB'', indicating that it is "Strut Braced" instead of wire braced. The Drifter SB was sold in the USA in the 1990s by Tiger Aviation of Trenton, South Carolina. Over 500 strut braced Drifters were completed and flown.〔 Lockwood estimates that a builder will take 300 hours to complete a Super Drifter from the currently supplied kit.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lockwood Drifter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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