The L-160 was developed from the Bushcaddy R-120 and intended to provide more cargo space or room for a child seat behind the pilot and passenger seats. The designation indicates that the design engine was originally a Lycoming O-320 of 1600NaN0.
The L-160 features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. Floats and skis can also be fitted.
The aircraft fuselage is made with a frame of welded 6061-T6 aluminum square tubing, covered in 6061-T6 sheet. Its 361NaN1 span wing employs V-struts with jury struts. The wing has an area of 189square feet and flaps. It can accept four-stroke powerplants from 125to. Cabin access is via two fold-up doors.
Construction time for the factory kit is estimated at 1200 hours. Twelve examples were reported completed and flying by December 2011.