The Lucas L-6A, also called the L6A, is a French

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, two-seats in

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that was designed by Emile Lucas of

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in the form of plans for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 308. BAI Communications, July 1998. Downey, Julia: ''1999 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, page 62. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2001 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 1, January 2001, page 22 Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851Downey, Julia: ''2002 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 19, Number 1, January 2002, page 24. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851

Design and development

The L-6A was developed as a motor glider version of the

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. The L-6A is of all-metal construction. The span wing can be folded for ground transportation or storage and the wing tips are removable. The

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is of a retractable

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configuration. The recommended engines are the

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of or the

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of . The L-6A was only available as plans and no kits or completed aircraft were factory-made. The plans cost US$400 in 2002 and at that time two examples were reported complete and flying. The construction time is estimated as 4000 hours.

Specifications (L-6A)

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