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| designer = [[Renato Levi]]
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The '''Levi RL3 Monsoon''' is an Indian [[homebuilt aircraft]] that was developed in the late 1950s. It was also marketed as the '''AFCO Shipyard company RL.3 Monsoon''' and '''Western Aircraft Supplies Monsoon'''.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Asian and Indian Skyways |volume=13|year=1958|page=53}}</ref>

==Design and development==
The RL3 Monsoon is a [[side-by-side configuration]], two seat, [[low wing]] aircraft of wood and [[aircraft fabric covering|fabric]] construction, equipped with [[conventional landing gear]]. It was designed and tested in India by "Sonny" Renato Levi, an Italian designer who had joined the [[Royal Air Force]] in England, studied aircraft design, and become a boat designer in Italy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sonny Levi|url=http://www.leviboats.com/levidesigns/story.php|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> Able to accommodate engines from {{convert|85|to|125|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, the design was later marketed as a kit in [[Canada]] by [[Western Aircraft Supplies]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Levi RL3 Monsoon|url=http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/aircraft/international-aircraft-directory/homebuiltkitbuilt-aircraft/levi-rl3-monsoon.html|accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Air Trails|date=Winter 1971|page=78}}</ref>



==Specifications (RL3 Monsoon) ==
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|ref=Plane & Pilot<ref name=P&PRL3>{{cite web|title=LEVI RL3 "MONSOON"|url=http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/aircraft/international-aircraft-directory/homebuiltkitbuilt-aircraft/levi-rl3-monsoon.html|accessdate=3 September 2013}}</ref>
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|fuel capacity={{convert|110|L}}
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=[[Continental C-85-8F]]
|eng1 type=[[horizontally-opposed]] air-cooled piston engine
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*'''Take-off run:''' {{convert|500|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=flip}}
*'''Landing roll:''' {{convert|700|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=flip}}
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==See also==
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*[[Minicab Hawk]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/images/stories/IAD/2009/may/homebuilt/levi-monsoon.jpg Photo of the Levi RL3 Monsoon]

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