They were designed by Jean Rene Lepage and produced in kit form for amateur construction by Ultravia Aero International of Mascouche, Quebec and later Gatineau, Quebec. The first Le Pelican was designed as a single-seat aircraft powered by a two-cylinder 18 hp (13 kW) Briggs & Stratton four-stroke lawnmower engine. It was designed in the early 1980s and greatly resembles the Aeronca C-2 of 1929. The Canadian-designed and built Pelican Club first flew in May 1985 and has since entered production at around six a month. The de luxe version of the Club is powered by a HAPI Magnum 75 hp engine. The Pelican 'Club' GS has a composite fuselage has two undercarriage positions moulded in and it is possible to change from tricycle to taildragger configuration in about one hour. This arrangement also makes it easy to fit floats. Dual controls are standard and differential brakes can be fitted. The wings, tailplane and rudder can be demounted in about half an hour so that you can take the 'Club' home and hangar it in the lounge. The fully comprehensive airframe kit contains a 350 page instruction manual, composite fuselage halves factory joined, wing 'D' cells factory jigged and all components to complete aircraft to painting stage. Approximate time required is 200 to 250 hours. The Club VS can be upgraded to S or GS version. VARIANTS Le Pelican Original single-seat model, powered by a two-cylinder 18 hp (13 kW) Briggs and Stratton four-stroke lawnmower engine and featuring low landing gear. Super Pelican Improved single-seat model with higher main landing gear and powered by a 35 hp (26 kW) Half VW engine. Pelican Club Two-seat side-by-side model with fabric covered wing introduced in 1985. Pelican PL Two-seat side-by-side model powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS or 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 and introduced in 1991. The PL could be built as a conventional landing gear or tricycle gear aircraft, with optional skis, floats or amphibious floats available. Gross weight 1,400 lb (635 kg). Pelican Sport Development of the PL with a new longer span wing and a higher lift airfoil, introduced in 1998. Wing includes an STOL kit with drooping ailerons. Gross weight 1,232 lb (559 kg) for the Canadian advanced ultralight category. Pelican Sport 600 Development of the Pelican Sport with a 600 kg (1,323 lb) gross weight for the US Light sport aircraft category. As of April 2017, the design does not appear on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of approved special light-sport aircraft. Pelican Tutor Proposed certified version, certification was never completed. Flyer Super Sport (Flyer SS) Redesigned and developed version of the Sport 600, introduced in July 2008 and produced until about 2016 by New Kolb Aircraft as a light-sport category aircraft. Pelican AULA 600 Factory-assembled model for the Canadian AULA category. Aerodesign Pegasus Brazilian redesigned version, crusing at 110 mph (177 km/h), with a stall speed of 35 mph (56 km/h), MTOW 1,100 lb (499 kg), aluminium wings and composite fuselage and tail. Flyer F600NG A lightened version of the Pelican 500BR and Kolb SS, developed to fit the new Brazilian LSA regulations. The specifications below are for the Club GS variant. For specifications of other variants, click here. Le Pelican Pelican 450 Pelican Club Pelican PL
