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by hatsunearu 204 days ago
Is this a Part 103 Ultralight?

Also it's insane that they used a bolted joint with plastics on a critical place, the plastic will creep under the clamp load and will lose clamp force.

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> Is this a Part 103 Ultralight?

Well, no, it's in the UK. It also has a gross weight of around 2000lbs, so it's probably not subject to any of the relaxed regulations anywhere, although I don't know how the UK homebuilt rules work these days.

I'm astounded that anyone would sell, buy, or mount this to an engine or in an engine bay.

This is Darwin award nomination stuff for everyone involved.