No real special tools are required to build your own aircraft and the ones we recommend can be bought with the kit for less than 100 usd.Įngineered for Adventure is what we do and “Build For The Bush” is our motto. Built to be off-field aircraft and suited to the harsh African environment. You become part of the KFA family when you build or own one of our aircraft and we will always be there to support you, no matter where you are in the world.
KFA has the best builder support in the Industry. The type certificate for the KFA Explorer UL-600 was issued during December 2019 and the aircraft is now certified as a 600kg UL aircraft in Germany. During October 2018 all structural and computational requirements were met and the factory prototype was issued a Permit to Fly. It was also decided to rename the Bushbaby Explorer to the EXPLORER UL-600. This aircraft fell into the new 600kg UL category in Germany and it was decided to use the German DULV (a local German Rereational Ultright Assosiation) as the certifying body and also use the LTF-UL 2019 certification standard as the basis for the approval. In 2018 the process for achieved the German type approval for the Bushbaby Explorer was started. KFA is based at the Petit Airport (FARA) near Benoni, Johannesburg, South Africa. To date KFA produced more than 600 aircraft. The Safari is the largest of the three models with a maximum take off weight of up to 750kg (Experimental) but restricted to 600kg in the LSA (light sport category) and with a Rotax 912 ULS engine. With further upgrades and subtle changes in the process, a third model was added in 2008 to the already popular pool called the Safari. Changes were made to the tail area as well as the cabin areas and landing gear.
The Explorer came into production in 2003, the initial Explorer was in essence an upgraded Bushbaby. The Bushbaby made a name for itself as a true Bushplane in the Microlight and Light Sport Aircraft category and soon became South Africa's best selling light aircraft with now more than 300 Bushbabies sold. Established August 1993, Kitplanes for Africa started production of the Bushbaby aircraft.
0 kommentar(er)
