Built of aluminium tube and fabric
An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth or fabric, the construction of weight-shift trikes and the lightest two-seaters.
85 of the model families on this list are built this way, 1,028 aircraft on the register between them; the largest is the Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA with 106, then the Evolution Aircraft Inc REVOLT (49).
Biggest model families aircraft on the register
Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA106Evolution Aircraft Inc REVOLT49Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L48Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II37Rans S-1231Evolution Aircraft Inc REVO30Rainbow Sky Reach (Pty) Ltd BUSHCAT29Quicksilver SPORT 227Quicksilver GT-40021Airtime Aircraft Inc CYGNET19Airborne EDGE X18North Wing Uum Inc SPORT X218
The biggest families, as a table
All 85 families with notes where the construction changed
106Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA · The SeaRey amphibian: a fibreglass hull with aluminium-tube wings under fabric.
49Evolution Aircraft Inc REVOLT · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
48Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
37Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
31Rans S-12 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
30Evolution Aircraft Inc REVO · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
29Rainbow Sky Reach (Pty) Ltd BUSHCAT · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
27Quicksilver SPORT 2 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
21Quicksilver GT-400 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
19Airtime Aircraft Inc CYGNET · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
18Airborne EDGE X · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
18North Wing Uum Inc SPORT X2 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
18Rainbow Skyreach (Pty) Ltd BUSHCAT · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
17Interplane SKYBOY · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
17North Wing Uum Inc SCOUT X-C · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
16Air Creation TANARG · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
14Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
14Quicksilver SPRINT II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
13Air Creation GTE · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
12Air Creation BUGGY · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
12Air Creation Usa Llc ARV TANARG · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
12Quad City CHALLENGER II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
12Quicksilver MXL II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
11Air Creation GTE 582 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
11Apollo Aircraft Inc MONSOON · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
11Quicksilver MXL II SPORT · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
11Skytrails Lsa PREDATOR · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
10Air Creation BUGGY 582 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
10Cosmos PHASE II · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
10M-Squared Aircraft Inc BREESE 2 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
10Pegasus QUANTUM 15 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
10Titan Aircraft TORNADO II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
9Air Creation TWIN · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
9Airborne EDGE · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
9Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-582-L · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
9Golden Circle Air T-BIRD II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
9J&J Ultralights SEA WING · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
9Kolb FIRESTAR · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
8Aerotrike SAFARI · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
8Air Creation CLIPPER 912 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
8Kolb FIRESTAR II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
8North Wing APACHE · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
8Quicksilver SPORT · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
7Air Creation CLIPPER · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
7Airborne Windsports XT 912 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
7Antares MA-33 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
7Evolution Trikes REVO · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
7Golden Circle Air Inc T-BIRD II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
7M-Squared Aircraft BREESE 2 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
7M-Squared Aircraft SPRINT 1000 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
7Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
7Quicksilver Mfg Inc SPORT 2 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
7Quicksilver SPORT II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
7Silverlight Aviation Llc DELTA JET-II · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
7U-Fly-It Light Sport Acft Llc CHALLENGER II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Aeros Ltd AEROS-2 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
6Air & Space America Inc 18 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Airborne REDBACK · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
6Best Off SKYRANGER · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Cgs Aviation HAWK ARROW II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Flightstar IISC · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Kolb Aircraft FIRESTAR II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Pegasus Aviation QUANTUM 15 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
6Quicksilver Aeronautics Llc L-S2S · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Rans S-14 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Saxon MONITOR · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Sea & Sky Inc CYGNET · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Terry Short Aircraft Svcs Llc HAWK ARROW II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Titan TORNADO II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
6Wing D-1 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
6X-Air Llc XA85 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
5Air Creation Usa Llc SKYPPER · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
5Bailey N Moyes DRAGONFLY · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
5Cherokee II · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
5Cougar 1 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
5Flightstar Inc FLIGHTSTAR II · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
5Krucker CYGNET · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
5Krucker Manufacturing Ltd CYGNET · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
5M-Squared SPRINT 1000 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
5Moyes Bailey DRAGONFLY · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
5Northwing NAVAJO · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
5Pavel Vagner TANGO2 · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
5Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER I · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
5Quicksilver GT 500 · An ultralight-style two-seater: aluminium tubing under sailcloth, with an enclosed cabin.
5Rans Inc S-12 · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
Connections how this material links to the rest of the register
Model families
- Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSA 106 registered · The SeaRey amphibian: a fibreglass hull with aluminium-tube wings under fabric.
- Evolution Aircraft Inc REVOLT 49 registered · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
- Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L 48 registered · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
- Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp CHALLENGER II 37 registered · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
- Rans S-12 31 registered · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
- Evolution Aircraft Inc REVO 30 registered · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
- Rainbow Sky Reach (Pty) Ltd BUSHCAT 29 registered · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
- Quicksilver SPORT 2 27 registered · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
- Quicksilver GT-400 21 registered · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
- Airtime Aircraft Inc CYGNET 19 registered · An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth.
- Airborne EDGE X 18 registered · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
- North Wing Uum Inc SPORT X2 18 registered · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
Makers
- Progressive Aerodyne Inc 109 aircraft on the register
- Quicksilver 138 aircraft on the register
- Air Creation 114 aircraft on the register
- Evolution Aircraft Inc 84 aircraft on the register
- Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd 78 aircraft on the register
- Quad City Ultralight Acft Corp 54 aircraft on the register
- Rans 91 aircraft on the register
- North Wing Uum Inc 39 aircraft on the register
Other materials
- Aluminium 748 model families
- Composite 231 model families
- Steel tube, wood and fabric 209 model families
- Fabric and wicker 176 model families
- Carbon fibre and plastic 170 model families
- Steel tube and fabric 145 model families
- Aluminium with composite parts 112 model families
- Steel tube and aluminium 58 model families
- Fabric wing and steel frame 52 model families
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/material/tube-fabric.json.
The FAA's register does not record construction; this list is written by hand from the makers' descriptions and the type certificate data sheets, which remain the authority for any one model. Connections as data: /graph/material/tube-fabric.json.