Aircraft

Fläming FA 01 Smaragd / FA 02 / FA 04 Peregrine

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FA 04 Peregrine

The Smaragd / Emerald is a conventional low-wing aircraft with classical tail unit and tricycle landing gear, built from glass and carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The seats are next to each other arranged and adjustable. Behind the seats are the very roomy baggage compartment and the evacuation equipment. The wing anchorage is solved over interlinking cross-beam roots and a main pin as with modern Seglern, which permits an extremely simple disassembly. The main landing gear consists of rocker with hydraulically braked wheels of GRP kevlar. The tanks are arranged in the wing; 55 and/or 110 litres were available.

The Smaragd had it’s maiden flight on March 22nd, 2003 and was licensed on December 29th, 2003.

Emerald

The aircraft was designed and produced by Flaeming Air of Zehlendorf, Brandenburg, to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules, with different models for each category. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear, or optionally conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

FA 04 Peregrine

The aircraft is made from composites, with its fuselage, wing spars, flaps and rudder made from carbon fibre. Its 10.05 m (33.0 ft) span wing has an area of 9.27 m2 (99.8 sq ft). The standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS, 120 hp (89 kW) Jabiru 3300 and the 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200 powerplants.

The Peregrine is the LSA version of the Smaragd, allowing a 600 kg max take-off weight. The Peregrine is close to the VLA/experimental version, having different wings to fit into the LSA rule plus some small details to suit the US customer. The US-LSA certification has been granted. The Peregrine fits into the US rules ASTM 2245. The FA 04 Peregrine LSA features fixed gear and fixed pitch prop.

The FA 04 can be used for aero-towing gliders up to 700 lb (318 kg) gross weight. The Flaeming Air FA 04 Peregrine is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

FA-04 Peregrine light sport aircraft

The FA-04 Peregrine factory-built Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA) is based on Flaeming Air’s FA-02 rugged VLA certified aircraft. The FA-04 can easily be configured from tricycle to tail wheel by a certified mechanic. The cockpit, 44 inch wide at the shoulders, has adjustable seats ergonomically designed, electric flaps, and hydraulic toe brakes with a hand brake option. A mechanical elevator trim or an optional electric trim is available.

Engine options for the SLSA are 80/100 hp Rotax 912 or 80 hp Jabiru 2200 and a 3-blade propeller, ground adjustable.

FA-04 Peregrine light sport aircraft – experimental lightsport aircraft

Variants:

FA 01 Smaragd (English: Emerald)
Initial model for the European FAI microlight class, with a gross weight of 472.5 lb (214 kg).

FA 02
Kit aircraft with a gross weight of 650 lb (295 kg).

FA 04 Peregrine
Light-sport model for the US market, with a gross weight of 600 lb (272 kg).

FA 04 SL
Super-light model with an empty weight of 270 lb (122 kg), including a ballistic parachute.

Specifications:

FA 01 Emerald
Stall: 35 kt / 40 mph / 65 kmh
Cruise: 119 kt / 137 mph / 220 kmh
VNE: 146 kt / 168 mph / 270 kmh
Empty Weight: 290 kg / 639 lbs
MTOW Weight: 472 kg / 1041 lbs
Climb Ratio: 1200 ft/min / 6 m/s
Fuel capacity: 55 and/or 110 lt

FA 04 Peregrine
Engine: 1 × Rotax 912ULS, 75 kW (100 hp)
Length: 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 9.27 m (30 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 10.05 m2 (108.2 sq ft)
Empty weight: 278 kg (613 lb)
Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
Fuel capacity: 120 litres (26 imp gal; 32 US gal)
Maximum speed: 230 km/h (143 mph; 124 kn)
Cruising speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn)
Never exceed speed: 270 km/h (168 mph; 146 kn)
Range: 1,148 km; 713 mi (620 nmi)
Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger

FA 04 Peregrine LSA
Engine: 80/100 hp Rotax 912 or 80 hp Jabiru 2200
Propeller: 3-blade, ground adjustable
MTOW: 600 kg
Stall: 45 kts
Cruise: 120 kts
Econ cruise: 100-110 kt
Max cruise: 117 kt
Price (assembled, 2011): €59,750

Fläming Air GmbH Oehna

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Berlin, right after the re-unification, was the assigned German capital with an area of roughly 5 million people. Agricultural flying had been very popular in the GDR so there were a lot of adandoned airfields at that time.

Starting the organisation and finding the right spot to start was a challenging task. Even better, finding the right aircraft for training, getting all the licences and building the network of flight instructors, clients and maintenance facilities.

The property question was still a major obstacle as a lot of land had to be reassigned to old and new owners. Infrastructure of old adminstration had to be carried over to the new administration, validation of old licences, ald maintenance standards and while facing all that trouble, we opended our new company and found a spot to start Fläming Air.

Fläming, the name for an area south of Berlin, is flat land and called “Fläming” for about 900 years after some early settlements of the Flame tribes. In the early 90s, Fläming had their first airfield and fuel station. 40,000 flights from that field showed the importance of Fläming Air for the south Berlin flying community. By 1995 they had the first hard runway which was extended to 850 m in 1998. Another grass runway for gliders and tail dragger was added in 1998 as well as illumination for night VFR. 20-30 students filed their PPL at the facilities every year.

The repair and maintenance facility is certified to JAR 145 and a little later the JAR 21G Production certification for Rotax conversions of Cessna C150 was achieved. 1999 saw the first licence production of an ultralight aircraft made from GFR/CFR. In 2003 Fläming launched their own microlight/ultralight/experimental – the Smaragd, which had it’s maiden flight on March 22nd, 2003 and was licensed on December 29th, 2003.

Flaglor Scooter / Ace Aircraft Ace Scooter

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An ultra-light sporting single-seat high-wing monoplane designed by K. Flaglor of Asheville, North Carolina. The Scooter was originally powered by a Cushman golf cart engine, which was ultimately replaced by a 1,500-cc VW engine rated at 40 hp. At the 1967 EAA meet this high-wing, enclosed-cabin taildragger received both the “Outstanding Ultralight” and “Outstanding Volkswagen Powered” awards. Construction is of wood with a plywood covering, except for the aft section of the fuselage which is fabric covered. The VW engine is mounted over the cabin and turns a two-blade propeller.
The Sky Scooter features all wood construction, generous wing area for STOL like performance. Easy to build and maintain.

The Scooter was later marketed by Rotor Wings & Flying Machines.

The plans for the Ace Aircraft Ace Scooter development of the Flaglor Scooter consisted of one sheet 17in x 22in, nine sheets 22in x 34in, and an illustrated construction manual containing 14 photographs used to show key assemblies and construction details. The Airfoil is drawn full size as are most of the fittings.

The Scooter is constructed primarily of marine spruce and plywood. Aircraft quality materials maybe used and are recommended for the spars. All fittings are designed for simple fabrication and are made of 4130 steel as is the motor mount tubing. The metal fairing and wing leading edge can be made of “hardware store variety” aluminium which was the case on the prototype.

The fuselage is composed of spruce longerons with plywood gussets aft and plywood sides in the cockpit area.

Ace Aircraft Ace Scooter

The landing gear is made of steel. All wing ribs are contour sawed 1/4in marine plywood, the main spars spruce as are the false and aileron spars. The wing uses a wood cross hatching in the form of an X between the ribs and spars, resulting in no need for drag or anti-drag wires or fittings.

Plywood wing tips and wood trailing edges complete the structure. Only the wing leading edge is aluminium.

Engine: VW, 25 hp.
HP range: 25-40.
Height: 7 ft.
Length: 15 ft.
Wing span: 28 ft.
Wing area: 115 sq.ft.
Fuel cap: 5 USG.
Weight empty: 390 lbs.
Gross: 625 lbs.
Speed max: 95 mph.
Cruise: 65 mph.
Range: 180 sm.
Stall: 34 mph.
ROC: 325 fpm.
Take-off dist: 250 ft.
Landing dist: 350 ft.
Seats: 1.
Landing gear: tail wheel.

Engine 40-hp 1500cc Volkswagen.
Gross Wt. 650 lb.
Empty Wt. 390 lb.
Fuel capaci¬ty 5 USG.
Wingspan 28 ft
Length 15 ft 8 in
Wing area: 115 sq.ft.
Top speed 90 mph.
Cruise speed 80 mph.
Stall speed 34 mph.
Climb rate 600 fpm.
Takeoff run 250 ft.
Landing roll 250 ft.
Range 175 nm
Seats: 1

Engine: VW 1600 60hp
Span: 27’10”
Length: 15’6″
Wing Area: 115 sq. ft.
Empty Weight: 390 lbs
Useful Load: 235 lbs
Stall: 40 mph
Landing Speed: 60 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Rate of Climb: 1000 fpm
Take Off Distance: 350 ft
Seats: 1

Ace Aircraft Ace Scooter
Engine: VW 1500
Span: 28 ft 0 in
Wing area: 115 sq.ft
Length: 15 ft 8 in
Height: 7 ft 0 in
MTOW: 625 lb
Empty weight: 390 lb
Fuel: 7 USG
Top speed: 88 mph
Cruise speed: 75 mph
Stall: 34 mph
SL climb: 600 fpm
Ceiling: 12,000 ft
Range: 175 mi
Take-off roll: 250 ft
Landing roll: 350 ft

FK-Lightplanes SW51 Mustang

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Designed by Peter Funk, the SW51 Mustang 70% scale version of the P-51, is a of all-composite carbon-fiber/honeycomb construction. The material is stained to look like aluminum.

The SW designation is due to FK-Lightplanes’ partnership with ScaleWings, which helped design the airplane. The SW51 took more than 40,000 man-hours to develop.

FK-Lightplanes can produce the airplane in one week and planned to certify the SW51 under the light sport aircraft category.

The European version has retractable gear and a 200 hp motor. The U.S. edition (either S-LSA or Experimental Amateur Built) has fixed gear and prop, and Rotax 912 or 914 power. Powered is by a 100-hp Rotax 912 ULS engine driving a fixed-pitch carbon fiber three-blade DUC propeller, expected cruise was around 150 knots. The airplane is able to withstand aerobatic maneuvers within +8 and -4 G.

The FK-Lightplanes SW51 took to the skies for the first time in late 2014, and serial number three, which was to be flying under an experimental exhibition airworthiness certificate, was expected to land in the U.S. by the year-end.

Price: $130,000 (2014 estimated).

Engine: Rotax 100 hp – 200 hp V
Wingspan: 7.900 m
Length: 6.889 m
Height: 1.970 m
Empty weight 295 kg
MTOW: 600 kg
MTOW S-LSA: 472.5 kg
Ultimate load 600 kg: +8/ -4 G
Vne: 370 kph
Max speed: 280-350 kph
Seats: 2
Undercarriage: electro-hydraulic retractable
Fuel capacity: 116 lt (2 x 55 lt tanks)

Fizir F1

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The Fizir F1V (Физир Ф1В – fizir prvi vojni – first military fizir – in Serbian) was the basis from which engineer Rudolf Fizir developed a series of single-engined, two-seat, reconnaissance biplanes fitted with different engines. Construction was carried out in the Yugoslav aircraft factories “Zmaj” and “Rogožarski” between 1928 and 1932.

During factory tests, on 8 October 1926 Pilot V. Striževski flew the aircraft from Novi Sad to Skopje to Mostar to Rajlovac (Sarajevo) to Zagreb and returned to Novi Sad (a distance of 1410 km) over a period of 8 hours and 40 minutes.

Zmaj built 15 of the Fizir F1V-Wright version and 5 Jupiter-engined Fizir F1M floatplanes for Naval Aviation in 1930. Zmaj was also responsible for conversion of several Fizir-Maybach trainers to Lorraine-Dietrich engines in 1932, which extended the service life of these machines under the new name Fizir-Lorraine 400 hp.

Fizir F1 – Prototype with Maybach MbIVa 260 hp engine, built in 1925
Fizir F1V-Maybach – Maybach MbIVa 260 hp engine (32 units built in 1928),
Fizir F1V-Loren – Lorraine-Dietrich 12Eb 450 hp engine,one prototype, conversion of Fizir F1V-Maybach in 1928 + 15 conversions of F1V-Maybach using Lorraine-Dietrich 12dB 400KS engine in 1933
Fizir F1V-Hispano – Hispano-Suiza 12Ga, 450 hp engine, one prototype, conversion of F1V-Maybach in 1928)
Fizir F1V-Wright – Wright Whirlwind J-5 220, 220 hp engine, (1 prototype + 15 copies in 1930)
Fizir F1M-Jupiter – Navy seaplane (also known as “Big Fizir”) with Jupiter IAM 9AD 420,420 hp engine (5 planes built in 1930)
Fizir F1G-Castor – Walter Castor 240 HP engine, (1 prototype in 1931)
Fizir F1G-Titan – Walter Titan 230 HP engine, (1 prototype in 1931)

Fizir F1V
Engine: 1 × Maybach MbIVa 7-cylinder radial, 190 kW (260 hp)
Wingspan: 12.71 m (41 ft 8 in)
Length: 10.21 m (33 ft 6 in)
Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
Empty weight: 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
Gross weight: 1,450 kg (3,197 lb)
Maximum speed: 176 km/h (109 mph; 95 kn) at sea level
Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
Rate of climb: 3.46 m/s (681 ft/min) to 5,000 m (16,405 ft)
Crew: 2

Fixter Pixie

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A single-seat low wing monoplane, fitted with tricycle undercarriage and a Volkswagon engine. It was based on the design of Ray Fixter. G-AXNY C/N sbs.1, built by Parkers of Spalding Ltd in 1969.

It undertook taxiing trials at Portland in September of that year, but did not fly.

It was last heard of at Crowland in 1970.

Fity Folding-wing Monoplane

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A 1911 American machine, this monoplane had folding wings, with the idea to drive the machine as a car on the ground using its elaborate 4-wheel undercarriage. It is told that the machine flew on three times for about 15-20 minutes each flight, the final flight at 50 foot height. The third time was disaster, the machine stalled, breaking ribs of the pilot (Charles Fity) and wrecking the propeller (and probably more …). When he came back the next day, he saw that his father had wrecked the complete machine. This was the end of the Fity aviation saga.