Steere Bodacious
# Steere Bodacious

The Steere Bodacious is an American single seat original design ultralight aircraft.

## Design

The Bodacious was a project started as a Legal Eagle ultralight, but was redesigned to become an enclosed aircraft. The aircraft is a single engine, strut-braced, high wing ultralight with conventional landing gear. The aluminum spar wings use wooden ribs and fold rearward for towing or storage. The aircraft is covered with Oratex, a pre-colored covering used in model aircraft building.

## Operational history

The prototype Bodacious won the Reserve Grand Champion Ultralight award at the 2012 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow.

## Specifications (Bodacious)

Data from Aero News Network

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Empty weight: 261 lb (118 kg) with parachute, cowling and doors removed
* Powerplant: 1 × 1/2 Hummel Volkswagen conversion Two cylinder, horizontally opposed

Performance

* Cruise speed: 52 kn (60 mph, 97 km/h)
* Stall speed: 23 kn (27 mph, 43 km/h)
* Endurance: 2.5 hr
