Legal Eagle XL Buildlog

Building a Legal Eagle XL Ultralight Airplane

Throttle Linkage

Throttle Linkage

I needed to do some work in order to get the throttle linkage cables working. My problem was connecting the dual carb cable which was too short to reach where I wanted to mount my throttle lever system (down by leg). Below is a picture of the throttle lever I was working with. In order […]

Connect fuel system

Connect fuel system

With the wings done I started working on the fuel system. In my build, I decided to use the dual carb configuration – Mikuni 26’s. I originally used a hose cut to size to mount the carbs and stiffened them up with wider hose clamps. That did not work and had a lot of vibration […]

Making a New Seat

Making a New Seat

So I was trying out my current setup with the fuselage and realized I was having issues with the seat that came with the fuselage. I found it was made to small for me not allowing me to site down and back as far as I needed for a big guy like me. I need […]