The T-Lite was designed as both a cross country powered aircraft and self-launching motor glider for soaring. The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category as well as the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules. It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high-wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its double surface Airborne Core wing covered in Dacron sailcloth, with the top surface finished in mylar PX cloth. The 9.51NaN1 span Core wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a purpose-designed, single cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, 220NaN0 Bailey B200 engine, with electric starting and a 3.2:1 reduction drive. The aircraft has an empty weight of 900NaN0 and a gross weight of 2100NaN0, giving a useful load of 1200NaN0. With full fuel of the payload is 1130NaN0. The permitted pilot weight range is 50to.[2]
The T-Lite is designed to be quickly disassembled for ground transport. The fuel tank is located behind the pilot's seat and can be disconnected quickly to allow transporting it independently of the aircraft for refueling.