Bushcaddy L-160

{{Short description|Canadian homebuilt light aircraft}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}  {{Infobox aircraft | name = Bushcaddy L-160 | logo = | logo_size = | image = File:C.A.D.I. L-160 Bush Caddy C-GKDH 03.JPG | alt = | caption = CADI L-160 BushCaddy | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Kit aircraft]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[Canada]] | manufacturer = [[Club Aeronautique Delisle Incorporated]]<br />[[Canadian Light Aircraft Sales and Service]] (1998-2011)<br />[[Bushcaddy]] (2011-present) | design_group = | designer = Jean Eudes Potvin | builder = | issuer = | status = In production | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 12 (December 2011) | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = [[Bushcaddy R-120]] | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Bushcaddy L-160''' is a Canadian [[kit aircraft]] that was designed by Jean Eudes Potvin and produced by [[Club Aeronautique Delisle Incorporated]], [[Canadian Light Aircraft Sales and Service]] and most recently by [[Bushcaddy]]. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for [[Homebuilt aircraft|amateur construction]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 47. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref><ref name="Specs">{{cite web|url = http://bushcaddy.com/?page_id=115|title = L-160|accessdate = 21 May 2012|last = Bushcaddy|year = 2012|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120208210651/http://bushcaddy.com/?page_id=115|archivedate = 8 February 2012|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Design and development== The L-160 was developed from the [[Bushcaddy R-120]] and intended to provide more cargo space or room for a child seat behind the pilot and passenger seats. The designation indicates that the design engine was originally a [[Lycoming O-320]] of {{convert|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /><ref name="Specs" />

The L-160 features a [[strut-braced]] [[high-wing]], a two-seats-in-[[side-by-side configuration]] enclosed cockpit, fixed [[tricycle landing gear]] or [[conventional landing gear]] and a single engine in [[tractor configuration]]. Floats and skis can also be fitted.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /><ref name="Specs" />

The aircraft [[fuselage]] is made with a frame of welded [[6061-T6 aluminum]] square tubing, covered in 6061-T6 sheet. Its {{convert|36|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing employs V-struts with [[jury strut]]s. The wing has an area of {{convert|189|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and [[Flap (aircraft)|flaps]]. It can accept [[four-stroke]] powerplants from {{convert|125|to|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. Cabin access is via two fold-up doors.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /><ref name="Specs" />

Construction time for the factory kit is estimated at 1200 hours. Twelve examples were reported completed and flying by December 2011.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" />

==Specifications (L-160) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Kitplanes and Bushcaddy<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /><ref name="Specs" /> |prime units?=imp  |genhide=

|crew=one |capacity=one adult passenger, plus one child |length m= |length ft=23 |length in=10 |length note= |span m= |span ft=36 |span in=0 |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=189 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil=[[NACA]] 4413 (mod) |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=1098 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb=2200 |gross weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|48|u.s.gal}} |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[[Lycoming O-320]] |eng1 type=four cylinder, air-cooled, [[four stroke]] [[aircraft engine]] |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=160

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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph=115 |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note=at 75% power |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph=37 |stall speed kts= |stall speed note=flaps down |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles=720 |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft=13000 |ceiling note= |g limits=+5.3/-3.2 |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=1300 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft=11.64 |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }}

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==External links== {{Commons category|Bushcaddy L-160}} *[http://www.bushcaddy.com/model-l160.html Official website] {{Bushcaddy aircraft}} {{Uncertified aircraft developed in Canada}}

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