XL-14 Maya | |
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Role | Experimental aircraft |
National origin | Philippines |
Manufacturer | Institute of Science and Technology |
Designer | Antonio J. de Leon |
First flight | early 1950s |
Number built | 1 |
The I.S.T. XL-14 Maya was a single-engine, light experimental aircraft designed and built in the Philippines in the early 1950s to investigate the use of indigenous materials in aircraft construction. Its construction uses a type of woven bamboo.[1]