Lycoming-Powered Sport Plane Already Being Delivered

American Legend Aircraft Company launched its Lycoming powered Super Legend on the grounds of Sun ‘n Fun 2014 with the arrival of three new aircraft. The company also announced first customer deliveries of the Super Legend. The aircraft received its FAA approval last November. Currently, production is underway on an order book of nine aircraft with four having been delivered to customers.

The all-new Super Legend follows the successes of the Legend Cub, an airplane that led the Sport Pilot movement upon its introduction at Sun ‘n Fun 2005 in Lakeland, Florida. An idea that evolved over the nine-year period, the Super Legend will appeal to sport and adventure pilots, and is exemplary in its mission of backcountry and pleasure flying.

Cub aircraft designs from American Legend Aircraft Company are widely recognized as airplanes that are fun to fly. It’s rare to meet a pilot without the want to own or have access to one. In fact, many pilots say they would be quite content to spend the rest of their flying days with little more than a clear sky, a suitable place to land, and one of the most popular aircraft of all time. The Legend Cub and Super Legend smartly satisfy all three yearnings. Legend Cubs, and their pilots, long to land on short or unpaved strips. They are particularly fond of fields lined in turf. With its suitability to enjoyable flying, the Super Legend represents the new classic.

Design of new Super Legend was inspired by one of the most useful and practical aircraft in all of aviation—the Piper Super Cub. The versatile and wildly popular airframe, one that has been repeatedly imitated, comes to life again as the modern Super Legend. Innovative in its approach, today’s Super Legend is a recreational and backcountry flyer’s wish list. It incorporates everything imaginable in a slow flying, docile handling airplane, from airframe enhancements to comfort features. With its modern construction, the new Super Legend is built for dependable operation. The Super Legend is an airplane that will carry on a tradition of versatility, and flying for pure fun of it.

The Super Legend first flew on January 12, 2012. Its design objectives included a quest for a higher performance in the ultimate two-seater. Emboldened by 75 years of aviation prowess, the Super Legend was determined to fill some very big shoes. Lycoming had just released its re-engineered YO-233 flat-four engine, a powerhouse capable of running on a choice of available fuels. The Lycoming YO-233 in the Super Legend, as expected, extends the aircraft’s already enviable performance with shorter takeoffs and greater range. Its ability to reach remote locations, delivering passengers and payload, and its worry-free maintenance and worldwide support make the Lycoming a natural fit for the Super Legend.

In the Sport Pilot class, the Super Legend with its Lycoming engine is the essential, no-holds-barred performance engine of choice. Its lightweight design optimizes, rather than occupies, the aircraft’s useful load. This leaves more room and flexibility to do with your aircraft what you’ve intended. Intelligent electronics and a host of optimized equipment in the thoroughly modern engine make it a powerplant for today’s pilot. The Super Legend powered by Lycoming is free of power setting limits and full of performance.

Super Legend construction utilizes customized tooling, newly manufactured components, and proven assembly processes. While American Legend Aircraft Company offers numerous customization options and it is also available as a kit-built aircraft.

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