The Loehle SPAD XIII is an American single-seat ultralight aircraft scale replica of the First World War SPAD XIII fighter produced in kit form by Loehle Aircraft for amateur construction.
The aircraft meets the requirements of the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles regulations when equipped with a lightweight engine.
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][excessive citations] The SPAD XIII is built predominantly from riveted aluminum tubing and stainless steel gussets and stamped aluminum wing ribs, all covered in doped aircraft fabric.
[1][2][3][9] The initial aircraft in the line is a scale replica of the First World War SPAD XIII.
But imagine that you can fly this museum piece and feel what the WWI pilots felt when they flew their war machines.