Homebuilt Ultralight Aircraft
The first planes were sold for the amateur market twenties. In those times there was a limited demand for aircraft. After the thirties and forties, many men returning from the war wanted to have a plane for that would fly on their own. In the fifties, the amateur aircraft gained immense popularity.
Most of the planes were either wood or steel tubing covered with fabric. Without any regulatory restrictions for aircraft manufacturers. For the first time when we used composite materials. In the seventies and eighty had a good time. was built the many inexpensive kits.
Today assortment of ultralight aircraft is very wide. The aircraft can be built and in the home of the parts that you can buy everywhere, it's ready units or entire kits for assembly.