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- 1. Aeropilot Legend 540 D-MWLE at Aero Friedrichshafen 2016: Alec Wilson from Khon Kaen, Thailand· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Aeropilot Legend 540 is a Czech ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Aeropilot, introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2011. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly-aircraft.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.1 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 9.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,300 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- —
- introduced
- 2011
- status
- in production
- number built
- —
- role
- ultralight aircraft
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- makers
- Aeropilot
- engines
- 1× Rotax 912ULS
- length
- 7 m
- wingspan
- 9.1 m
- height
- 2.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 473 kg
- top speed
- 225 km/h
- cruise speed
- 210 km/h
- range
- 1,300 km
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4688390, Wikipedia: Aeropilot Legend 540 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.