The AV Leichtflugzeuge Vagabund () is a German ultralight aircraft that was designed by Birk Meier, Hans Grannemann and Robert Kaps and produced by AV Leichtflugzeuge of Haren, Germany. The aircraft is supplied as a kit or plans for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 32. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
The design was marketed in the 1990s by Aircraft Coverings of Bad Essen, Germany.Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 104. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
Design and development The Vagabund was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a strut-braced biplane layout, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft closely resembles the 1930s Bücker Bü 131.
The aircraft is made from Polish pine, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing employs ailerons on the lower wing only. The aircraft can use engines from . The Rotax 912UL, the Jabiru 2200 and the Limbach L2000 Volkswagen air-cooled engine have been fitted, along with automotive conversions such as the Nissan 1.2 litre engine.
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