{{Short description|American homebuilt aircraft}} {{redirect|LM-2|the drum machine|LinnDrum}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use American English|date=September 2022}} <!-- This article is a part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout. --> {{Infobox aircraft | name = Light Miniature Aircraft LM-1 | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Ultralight aircraft]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[United States]] | manufacturer = [[Light Miniature Aircraft]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Plans no longer available, kits still available | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = 1985 | retired = | first_flight = 1985 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Light Miniature Aircraft LM-1, LM-2''' and '''LM-3''' are a family of [[United States|American]] high wing, [[conventional landing gear]], [[strut|strut-braced]], single engine [[ultralight aircraft]] that are scale reproductions of famous [[general aviation]] aircraft. The designs were all available as plans from [[Light Miniature Aircraft]] of [[Okeechobee, Florida]] for [[Homebuilt aircraft|amateur construction]].<ref name="KitplanesDec1998">Downey, Julia: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 55. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref><ref name="Cliche">Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-38. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-9680628-1-4}}</ref><ref name="Aerocrafter">Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 197. BAI Communications. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}</ref>
The Light Miniature Aircraft company website [[domain name]] expired on 25 May 2010 and has not been renewed.<ref name="LMAwebsite">{{cite web|url = http://www.lightminiatureaircraft.com/|title = Lightminiatureaircraft.com|access-date = 5 June 2010|website=[[Network Solutions]] |date=May 2010}}</ref> The company seems to have gone out of business about 2010, but [[Wicks Aircraft]] continued to provide kits for the designs for a period of time afterwards, although, as of 2022, they no longer do so.<ref name="Wicks">{{cite web|url = http://aircraftproducts.wicksaircraft.com/category/aircraft-kits |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307175017/http://aircraftproducts.wicksaircraft.com/category/aircraft-kits |archive-date=2013-03-07 |title = Aircraft Kits|access-date = 13 March 2015|website=Wicks Aircraft}}</ref><ref name="WicksNew">{{cite web|url= https://www.wicksaircraft.com/shop/?searchTerm=LM-1&ids=106483,106484,|title= Wicks Aircraft and Motorsports|access-date= 4 September 2022|author= Wicks Aircraft and Motorsports|work= www.wicksaircraft.com|year= 2022}}</ref>
==Design and development== The LM-1 family were designed in the mid-1980s during the initial ultralight boom. Many pilots did not find the typical early ultralights that resemble a "flying lawnchair", such as the [[Pterodactyl Ascender]] or [[Eipper Quicksilver]] confidence inspiring or appealing. The LM line was intended to fit the same [[FAR Part 103]] rules, including its {{convert|254|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} empty weight, but provide an aircraft that looks and flies much more like a traditional [[light aircraft]]. Many of the family are heavier than the US ultralight rules permit.<ref name="Cliche" /> The LM-1 family consists of a basic aircraft design, rendered in wood or optionally [[4130 steel]] tube, with minor changes in the cowling, window and tail shapes to make them resemble well-known light aircraft. The first in the series, the LM-1 was first flown in 1985. The aircraft are sold as plans, with components or complete kits also available to speed construction time.<ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /><ref name="Cliche" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" />
All aircraft in the series feature enclosed cabins allowing year-round flying, docile handling characteristics and a 300-hour construction time.<ref name="Cliche" /> <!-- ==Operational history== -->
==Variants== ;LM-1A-W :Single seat 85% scale replica of a [[Piper J-3 Cub]], powered by a {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 503]] engine. Built from wood and covered in doped [[aircraft fabric]]. Empty weight {{convert|350|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First flown in 1992.<ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /><ref name="LMAPrices">{{cite web|url = http://www.lightminiatureaircraft.com/Plans_Manuals.htm|title = Kit Planes, Plans & Manuals|access-date = 1 June 2010|last = Light Miniature Aircraft|date=May 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080531140141/http://www.lightminiatureaircraft.com/Plans_Manuals.htm|archive-date = 31 May 2008}}</ref> ;LM-1U :Single seat 75% scale replica of a Piper J-3 Cub, built from wood and covered in doped aircraft fabric. Empty weight {{convert|252|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. Fits the US ultralight category.<ref name="Cliche" /> ;LM-1X :Single seat 75% scale replica of a Piper J-3 Cub, powered by a {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 447]] engine. Built from steel tube and covered in doped aircraft fabric. Empty weight {{convert|300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First flown in 1985.<ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /> ;LM-1-2P-W Puddle Jumper :Two seat 85% scale replica of a Piper J-3 Cub, powered by a {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 582]] engine. Built from wood and covered in doped aircraft fabric. Empty weight {{convert|430|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|875|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="LMAPrices" /> ;LM-2U :Single seat 75% scale replica of a [[Taylorcraft B]], built from wood and covered in doped aircraft fabric. Empty weight {{convert|252|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. Fits the US ultralight category.<ref name="Cliche" /> ;LM-2X :Single seat 75% scale replica of a Taylorcraft B, powered by a {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 447 engine. Built from steel tube and covered in doped aircraft fabric. Empty weight {{convert|300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First flown in 1987.<ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /> ;LM-2X-2P :Two seat 75% scale replica of a Taylorcraft B, powered by a {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 engine. Built from steel tube and covered in doped aircraft fabric.<ref name="LMAPrices" /> ;LM-2X-2P-W :Two seat 75% scale replica of a Taylorcraft B, powered by a {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 engine. Built from wood and covered in doped aircraft fabric. Empty weight {{convert|460|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|875|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First flown in 1987.<ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /><ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="LMAPrices" /> ;LM-3U :Single seat 75% scale replica of an [[Aeronca Champ]], built from wood and covered in doped aircraft fabric. Empty weight {{convert|252|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. Fits the US ultralight category.<ref name="Cliche" /> ;LM-3X :Single seat 75% scale replica of an Aeronca Champ, powered by a {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 447 engine. Built from steel tube and covered in doped aircraft fabric. Empty weight {{convert|300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. First flown in 1987.<ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /><ref name="LMAPrices" /> ;LM-3X-W :Single seat 75% scale replica of an Aeronca Champ, powered by a {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 503 engine. Built from wood and covered in doped aircraft fabric. Empty weight {{convert|335|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}, gross weight {{convert|600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="LMAPrices" /> <!-- ==Units using this aircraft/Operators (choose)== -->
==Specifications (LM-1X) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Kitplanes<ref name="KitplanesDec1998" /> |prime units?=imp<!-- imp or kts first for US aircraft, and UK aircraft pre-metrification, met(ric) first for all others. You MUST choose a format, or no specifications will show --> <!-- General characteristics --> |genhide=
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==See also== {{aircontent <!-- include as many lines are appropriate. additional lines/entries with carriage return. --> |see also= |related=<!-- related developments --> |similar aircraft= *[[Preceptor N3 Pup]] *[[Hipp's Superbirds J-3 Kitten|J-3 Kitten]] *[[Hipps J-3 Kitten]] *[[Belite Ultra Cub]] *[[Ultravia Pelican]] *[[Rocky Mountain Wings Ridge Runner]] *[[Anglin J6 Karatoo]] *[[Norman Aviation J6 Karatoo]] *[[Wood Sky Pup]] *[[Team Mini-Max Hi-MAX]] *[[Fisher FP-202 Koala]]
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==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.lightminiatureaircraft.com/}} - former location *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080531135938/http://www.lightminiatureaircraft.com/ Light Miniature Aircraft] on [[Archive.org]] *[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y93A2MLIpKw/S1gMf7Uw6FI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/bhdulqCZgtI/s400/IMG_0993.JPG Photo of an LM-1] <!-- Navboxes go here --> {{Light Miniature Aircraft}}
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