Striplin Lone Ranger


The Striplin Lone Ranger is a family of American ultralight aircraft that was designed by Ken Striplin. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.

Design and development

The aircraft was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of. The aircraft has a standard empty weight of. It features a high-wing, a single-seat, open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The Lone Ranger was designed to overcome pitch stability problems found in the earlier Striplin F.L.A.C. flying wing. Stability was increased with the addition of a conventional tail unit, including conventional elevators and a rudder for control. Because they were no longer needed the F.L.A.C.'s wing tip rudders were deleted. The landing gear is of tricycle configuration and features a steerable nosewheel. The engine is mounted above the wing, with the propeller above and in front of the windshield. The design spawned a family of variants featuring one and two seats, as well as strut-braced and cantilever wings.

Variants

;Striplin Lone Ranger
;Aero and Engineering Services Lone Ranger
;Silver Cloud
;Sky Ranger
;Silver Cloud II

Specifications (Silver Cloud)