Aircraft

Falconar Cubmajor / Falconar Majorette

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Of similar performance and size to a Piper Cub but all wood except steel tube upper cockpit section, the Cubmajor was available with open or enclosed cockpit. A 2 seat tandem aircraft with quick fold wings, options included sealed ailerons, light or heavy structure, Delrin bearings, and various engine options.
The Cubmajor is LSA legal.
The Majorette has open cabin struts.

On June 30, 2019, Falconar Avia Inc closed for business and assets dissolved. The Master Sets (Original Drawings, Plans, Info Kits, Documentation) were available for sale and full transfer of rights included the Cub Major and Cub Majorette for $2500 USD.

Cabin
Engine: Continental C-85, 85 hp
HP range: 65-100
Height: 6.8 ft
Length: 23.8 ft
Wing span: 35 ft
Wing area: 163 sq.ft
Weight empty: 900 lb
Gross: 1400 lb
Fuel cap: 14 USG
Speed max: 116 mph
Cruise: 105 mph
Range: 275 sm
Stall: 43 mph
ROC: 860 fpm
Take-off dist: 250 ft
Landing dist: 150 ft
Seats: 2
Landing gear: tail wheel.

Cubmajor
Vne: 116 mph
Cruise: 105 mph
Stall: 43 mph
Range: 275 sm
Rate of climb: 800 fpm
Takeoff dist: 400 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Engine: Continental C-85, 85 hp
HP range: 85-125
Fuel capacity: 14 USG
Empty weight: 800 lb
Gross weight: 1300 lb
Height: 6.8 ft
Length: 23.8 ft
Wing span: 35 ft
Wing area: 153 sq.ft
Seats: 2
Cockpit width: 24 in
Landing gear: tailwheel

Majorette
Vne (never exceed speed): 116 mph
Cruise speed: 105 mph
Range: 390 miles
Stall: 42 mph
Length: 26.0 feet
Wing span: 35 feet
Wing area: 155 sq. feet

Falconar ARV-1 Golden Hawk

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The 1996 ARV-1K has seating for two in a heated cabin for cold weather flying. With short landing capability the ARV has HIPEC covering. Easy to dismantle and haul by trailer.

ARV-1
Vne: 110 mph
Cruise speed: 100 mph
Range: 200 mi.
Stall: 40 mph
Takeoff distance: 250 ft.
Landing distance: 250 ft.
Gross weight: 990 lbs
Wing span: 34 ft.
Wing area
Total lift area including canard: 168 sq ft.

ARV-1K Golden Hawk
Engine: Hirth 2703, 55 hp
HP range: 50-60
Height: 7 ft
Length: 14 ft
Wing span: 34 ft
Total lift area including canard: 168 sq ft.
Weight empty: 500 lb
Gross weight: 990 lb
Fuel cap: 9 USG
Vne: 130 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Range: 200 sm
Stall: 40 mph
ROC: 800 fpm
Take-off dist: 250 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Seats: 2
Landing gear: nose wheel

ARV-1L Golden Hawk
Engine: Hirth 2703, 55 hp
HP range: 55-75
Height: 7 ft
Length: 14 ft
Wing span: 34 ft
Wing area: 155 sq.ft
Empty weight: 500 lb
Gross weight: 890 lb
Fuel capacity: 9 USG
Top speed: 130 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Stall: 40 mph
Range: 250 sm
Rate of climb: 1000 fpm
Takeoff dist: 250 ft
Landing dist: 250 ft
Seats: 2
Landing gear: nose wheel

Falconar Avia

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1993: Falconar Aviation Ltd., 19 Airport Road, Edmonton, Alberta, T5E OW7, Canada.
1995-8: 7739 81 Ave, Edmonton, Alberta T6C 0V4, Canada.

Falconar Avia offers plans and/or components to build the Mignet HM.293 single-seat open-cockpit homebuilt, Mignet HM.360 single-seat homebuilt version of the Pou-du-Ciel and HM.380 two-seater, Cubmajor tandem two-seat cabin monoplane, Jodel F.9 single-seat monoplane and more streamlined and higher-powered F.10 variant, F.12A Cruiser side-by-side two-seat cabin monoplane, Golden Hawk ARV-1L (1996) tandem two-seat composite pusher-engined type, and two/three-seat Adam RA.14 Loisirs/Maranda, designed in France by Roger Adam.

Fairhall Special

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Based on the Pietenpol Aircamper, Andy Fairhall built all the woodword, metal fittings, and deigned and carved the propeller.
The Fairhall Special features a lengthened wingspan and the cabane struts were moved slightly outward and angled. Andy added a spring steel undercarriage and steerable tailwheel.
First flown in 1997, the Special is a Class 2 microlight with a MTOW of 453 kg.
The Special is powered by a Toyota 4Y Hilux engine of 80 hp and runs mainly on Avgas, giving a three hour endurance. The water cooling allows a ducted hot air system from the radiator to heat the cockpit.

Fairey FD.2 Delta

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The Delta 2 was built to investigate the characteristics of flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds. A 60 degree delta, one feature was a nose that drooped 10 degrees for landing for visibility.

Fairey FD.2 Delta Article

The first made its maiden flight on 6 October 1954. Powered by a 12,000-lb (5443-kg) afterburning thrust Rolls-Royce Avon RA.5, the initial F.D.2 secured the first world air speed record at more than 1000 mph (1609 km/h) in March 1956, when an average of 1132 mph (1821 km/h) was recorded in two flights, piloted by Peter Twiss.The second aircraft had the 13,000-1b (5896-kg) afterburing thrust Avon RA.28 and helped to expand the F.D.2’s flight envelope in an important research programme.

On 10 March 1956 the RA.5-powered aircraft (flown by Peter Twiss) became the first aircraft to set an over-1,000mph world speed record, with an average of two flights of 1,821km/h.

The first machine was later revised as the British Aircraft Corporation 221 to evaluate the ogival wing proposed for the Anglo-French supersonic airliner that finally appeared as the BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde. The Concorde also adopted another F.D.2 feature, the drooping nose that gave the pilot an adequate field of vision for takeoff and landing.

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Fairey F.D.2
Engine: 1 x Rolls-Royce “Avon” 200 turbo-jet, 44.5kN
Max take-off weight: 6298 kg / 13885 lb
Empty weight: 4990 kg / 11001 lb
Wingspan: 8.18 m / 26 ft 10 in
Length: 15.74 m / 51 ft 8 in
Height: 3.35 m / 10 ft 12 in
Wing area: 33.44 sq.m / 359.94 sq ft
Max. speed: 2092 km/h / 1300 mph
Range: 1336 km / 830 miles
Crew: 1

Fairey FD.1

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The Fairey FD.1 was produced as a prototype for the investigation of the handling characteristics of a planned vertical take-off fighter (using an inclined ramp). For that reason had provision for four small rocket engines mounted round the efflux of the Derwent engine. These rocket engines were never fitted, and with its very small wing and high wing loading, the F.D.1 required a very long run to take off.and first flew on 12 March 1951, but then adapted for research into the flying qualities of delta-winged aircraft. Powered with a 3600lb (1633-kg) thrust Derwent 8 turbojet. The type had poor handling qualities and was soon abandoned.

Engine: 3600lb (1633-kg) thrust Derwent 8 turbojet
Empty weight: 3084 kg / 6799 lb
Wingspan: 5.95 m / 19 ft 6 in
Length: 7.99 m / 26 ft 3 in
Max. speed: 1011 km/h / 628 mph