Southern Aeronautical Renegade

The Southern Aeronautical Renegade is an American Formula V Air Racing homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Charles Lasher and produced by Southern Aeronautical Corporation of Miami Lakes, Florida. The aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, but the plans are apparently no longer available.

Design and development
The aircraft features a cantilever mid-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, which Lasher chose for its superior crash survivability. Its mid-mounted wing has a wooden structure covered in doped aircraft fabric and spans 16 ft. As the Formula V class demands, the aircraft is powered by 35 to 65 hp Volkswagen air-cooled engine, which gives it a top level speed of 150 mph and a cruise speed of 125 mph.

The aircraft has an empty weight of 400 lb and a gross weight of 700 lb, giving a useful load of 300 lb. With full fuel of 10 u.s.gal the payload is 240 lb.