Engines – Power

Voison-Farman 1

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Two identical pusher biplane machines, with Antoinette engines, had been built by the Voisin brothers for two early aviation pioneers, one for Léon Delagrange in March 1907, and the second for his friend and rival the Anglo-French pioneer Henry Farman (1874-1958) in October 1907. The latter biplane became known as the Voisin-Farman I and Farman made a number of modifications of his own during the autumn of that year. Thus, the Voisin-Farman 1 became the Voisin-Farman 1bis; it was flown by Farman on 13 January 1908 to win the Archdeacon’s Grand Prix d’Aviation prize for making the successful first one-kilometer closed-circuit flight.

Built for Farman by Voisin Frères, Charles and Gabriel – often referred to as the Voisin-Farman 1 or Voisin HF-1 – yet sometimes called the Farman HF-1, since after delivery from the Voisin Factory, Henry Farman made significant modifications to the machine. This Voisin-built Farman had no ailerons and no wing warping, the only thing to do was to fly a very steady level turn.

In this form it became the first aeroplane, after the Wright Flyer No. 2, 1904, to remain airborne for over a minute and turn a complete circle. The latter flight, made on 13th January, 1908, won Farman the Deutsch Archdeacon prize of 50,000 francs for completing the first official circle of one kilometre in diameter.

The photograph shows Farman at the moment he crosses the start/finish line at Issy-les-Moulineaux in completing, on January 13, 1908, the first 1 km circuitous flight, thus winning the Grand Prix d’Aviation that had been offered by Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe. Although the two points (start and return) were exactly at 500 m distance, Farman was unable to fly the aeroplane in that way. Observers in the photo from left to right are: René Demanest, André Fournier, Louis Blériot (commissaire au départ et à l’arrivée) and Charles Voisin. In the car are Ernest Archdeacon (one of the prize sponsors) and his wife.

The Champagne Grand Prize Won by Henry Farman – 80 Kilometre’s in 3 hours

Farman had modified hid Voisin machine in January-February 1908 and with it made flights of nearly 45 minutes duration.

Farman again modified his Voisin in October 1908 as the Voisin-Farman I-bis, making it the first European machine to incorporate successful ailerons.

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Engine: One 50 h.p. Antoinette.
Wing span: 33 ft. (10.2 m.)
Wing area: 49.8 sq.m / 525 sq.ft
Length: 10.41 m / 34 ft
Weight empty: 1145 lb (520 kg.)
Weight gross: 1280 lb
Speed 40 mph (64 km.p.h.)
Range 1,640 yds. (1,500 m.)
Seats: 1

Fantasy Air Allegro 2000 / LSA America Allegro

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Modern two seat microlight aircraft that are unique for its very good aerodynamics, excellent flight qualities and a high economy of operation.
Carefully designed shape of the fuselage that is made of glassfibre laminate and its high quality surface provide minimum air resistance and minimum sensibility to side wind. The wings, as well as the tail plane are of metal construction covered in part with fabrics. The centre section of the wing is welded from steel tubes.
Aircraft have a uniquely spacious cabin, which guarantees comfort namely in long cross-country flights.
The position of the control stick between the seats makes getting in and out very comfortable. Large surface organic glass cover of the cabin offers a very good view.

The Allegro is equipped with a Verner engine but can also take a Rotax 582.

1998

LSA America took over the construction of the European-introduced Allegro LSA. The composite/aluminum Allegro comes in three versions: Classic Trainer, Voyager and Executive. It’s full-fuel payload is 580 pounds. Prices 2012: $89,000 (Classic Trainer); $94,000 (Voyager); $99,000 (Executive).

Stall: 35 kt / 40 mph / 65 kmh
Cruise: 86 kt / 99 mph / 160 kmh
VNE: 119 kt / 137 mph / 220 kmh
Empty Weight: 285 kg / 628 lbs
MTOW Weight: 450 kg / 992 lbs
Climb Ratio: 1000 ft/min / 5 m/s
Glide Ratio: 1:12
Take-off distance (50ft obstacle): 820 ft / 250 m
Landing distance (50ft obstacle): 720 ft / 220 m

Allegro
Engine: Werner 1400, 80 hp
Wing span: 10.6 m
Wing area: 15.2 sq.m
MAUW: 450 kg
Empty weight: 260 kg
Fuel capacity: 50 lt
Max speed: 162 kph
Cruise speed: 130 kph
Minimum speed: 50 kph
Certification: vVz
Seats: 2

Fane F.1/40 / Comper Scamp / Fly

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The Comper Scamp or Fly was not completed and Capt. Gerard Fane, a supporter of Comper, redesigned the design with was in 1940 build and flown in 1941, the Fane F.1/40.

The Fane F.1/40 was a 1940s British Air Observation Post aircraft design by Captain Gerald Fane’s Fane Aircraft Company. The Comper Scamp or Fly was not completed and Capt. Gerard Fane, a supporter of Comper, redesigned the design to Air Ministry specification F.1/40. The Scamp had been designed by Nicholas Comper as a two-seater but he had not built it but redesigned it as a single seater, the Comper Fly. Fane took the Scamp design and reworked it as the F.1. It was of pusher configuration with a high wing set behind the pilot.

A single example of the Fane F1 (later f1/40), registered G.AGDJ, serial number T1788 was flown and tested by the Air Ministry at Heston Aerodrome on 21 March 1941.

It was in competition with the General Aircraft GAL.47 but neither were selected for service use. In September 1941 the F.1/40 was registered G-AGDJ as the Fane F1 to the builders, but was scrapped sometime during the war.

Engine: 1 × Continental A-80, 80 hp (60 kW)
Wingspan: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
Length: 23 ft 5 in (7.14 m)
Max takeoff weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
Crew: 2

Faludi III

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Károly Faludi (1872-1974), more known as an actor and singer later in his life, built two airplanes, powered by a 25 hp three-cylinder engine. One was a monoplane and one was a biplane, both with a raised central wing surface. They both crashed at their first test flights in Nagikanizsa in southwest Hungary, the first in the summer and second in October of 1910.

The 1909 Faludy III biplane was designed and built by Karoly Faludy in Hungary.

Span: 25’7″
Length: 22’8″

Falconar Teal

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The Falconar Teal was a two-seat homebuilt, amphibious airplane designed by Chris Falconar of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The Teal was based on the two- or three-seat AMF Maranda, and was built mostly of wood. It featured strut-braced high wing, with “W” configuration struts running from the wing roots, down to stabilizing floats (which also contained the main wheels), then back up the wings near 70% span; cruciform tail; two pilots seated side by side under the wing; access to the cockpit by side doors; tricycle undercarriage with the main wheels retracting into stabilizing floats only about 25% of the wing span. The nosewheel retracted into the bow and was covered by two conventional (side-hinged) doors. A rarity among flying boats was its engine location in a nacelle, above the wing, with the propeller rotating immediately in front of the windscreen.

The Teal was first flown in December 1967.

From the 1970s to the 1990s plans were sold by Falconar Aviation of Edmonton (downtown municipal airport). A handful were built by amateur aircraft constructors (aka homebuilders) in Canada and the United States. Most were powered by certified Lycoming or Continental engines.

Engine: 1 × Lycoming O-320-B2A, 160 hp (120 kW)
Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
Wing area: 160 sq ft (15 sq,m)
Airfoil: NACA 4412 (modified)
Aspect ratio: 6.6:1
Length: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Height: 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)
Empty weight: 1,050 lb (476 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
Cruise speed: 125 mph (201 km/h, 109 kn) (max cruise)
Stall speed: 37 mph (60 km/h, 32 kn)
Never exceed speed: 185 mph (298 km/h, 161 kn)
Range: 450 mi (720 km, 390 nmi) standard fuel
Ferry range: 700 mi (1,100 km, 610 nmi)
Service ceiling: 16,400 ft (5,000 m)
Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)
Crew: 1
Capacity: 1 passenger

Falconar Minihawk

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The Falconar Minihawk is a Canadian amateur-built aircraft, produced by Falconar Avia. The aircraft is supplied as a kit (US$11,600 kit only, less engine, 1998) or plans for amateur construction.
The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a sliding canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear or, optionally, conventional landing gear, and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The Minihawk is made from wood, with its flying surfaces covered in doped aircraft fabric. The aircraft’s recommended engine power range is 65 to 100 hp (48 to 75 kW) and standard engines used include the 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200 four-stroke powerplant. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 1500 hours.
Even though a prototype was constructed, by November 2012 no examples were registered in its home country with Transport Canada.

On June 30, 2019, Falconar Avia Inc closed for business and assets dissolved. The Master Sets (Original Drawings, Plans, Info Kits, Documentation) sold included the F-9, F-10, F-11A, E, and E2, F-12A, and Minihawk Series to Manna Aviation

Minihawk
Engine: 1 × Continental O-200, 100 hp (75 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed metal
Length: 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
Wingspan: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Wing area: 106 sq ft (9.8 m2)
Empty weight: 645 lb (293 kg)
Gross weight: 1,070 lb (485 kg)
Fuel capacity: 15 U.S. gallons (57 L; 12 imp gal)
Maximum speed: 128 mph (206 km/h; 111 kn)
Cruise speed: 115 mph (100 kn; 185 km/h)
Stall speed: 50 mph (43 kn; 80 km/h) flaps down
Range: 570 mi (495 nmi; 917 km)
Rate of climb: 1,350 ft/min (6.9 m/s)
Wing loading: 10.0 lb/sq ft (49 kg/m2)
Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Cockpit Width: 40 in (102 cm)

Falconar Master X

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The MASTER X has been in conceptual development for a number of years. It was conceived to be a different kind of home built aircraft seating two in tandem. The philosophy of being different is consistent with earlier designs.
STOL (short take-off & landing) like performance, combined with the retractable landing gear for maximum efficiency and powerful twin engines mounted on pods aft of the cabin or a single engine in fuselage with belt-driven props.

Wing span: 30 ft.
Wing area: 127 sq.ft
Gross weight: 1450 lbs.
Cruise speed: 135 mph
Range: 740 mi.
Stall: 45 mph

Falconar SAL Mustang P-51D

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A 2/3 scale P-51 Mustang with a basic structure of all wood with fiberglass cloth and HIPEC® on the exterior. All ribs, bulkheads and most parts shown full size in professionally drawn plans. Construction manuals included. Features include jettisonable canopy, removable fiberglass belly scoop, electric or manual flaps, and electric or manual tailwheel retract. The basic plan set (450 sq ft of plans – 13 lbs) includes general construction manual on gluing, scarfing, wood protection and finishing, weight & balance forms, material list, bulletins to date, fin & stab fairings drawings.

In 2000 Falconar Avia produced supplemental plans for a P-51B two-seater. The new plans depict the turtle-deck and canopy otherwise it is identical to the basic two-seater.

The turtle-deck structure involves elliptical cross-section skin formers. Then the double-curvature skin section is a fibreglass and resin composite piece. The turtle-deck sides are simple skins of 1.5-2mm birch ply, covered in 2 oz fibreglass cloth.

In 2010 SAL 2/3 Scale P51 (two tandem seating) plans cost US$670, and 2/3 Scale P51 (single seat) US$480.

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 2/3 Mustang P51 and P51 T for $20,000 USD.

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Engine: Ranger 6-440-C5.
HP range: 175-260.
Speed max: 258 mph.
Height: 7 ft.
Length: 22.5 ft.
Wing span: 24.8 ft.
Wing area: 110 sq.ft.
Fuel cap: 36 USG.
Weight empty: 1420 lb
Gross: 1985 lb
Vne: 258 mph
Cruise: 170 mph.
Range: 575 sm.
Stall: 60 mph.
ROC: 1850 fpm.
Landing dist: 700 ft.
TO dist: 700 ft.
Service ceiling: 17,400 ft.
Seats: 1-2.
Cockpit with: 24 in
Landing gear: retractable tail wheel.

Falconar F-12

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F-12

The Falcon Avia F9, F10, F11 and F12 series are derived from famous Jodel D9 and D11 from France – Cockpits larger, simplified fittings, shoulder harness, safer stall.

The F12 plans have step by step manuals, full size layouts for ribs, bulkheads and small parts. Built of wood and plywood for ease of construction, no expensive or unique tools are required. The are a minimum of metal fittings – under 32 fittings assemblies. Equipped with maintenance free Delrin bearings and stainless steel hardware for control surfaces, the wing and tail easily removable.

F-12A

This aircraft is basically a beefed-up Jodel design constructed from plans redrawn in Canada by Falconar Aircraft. A more powerful engine of up to 200 hp can be fitted, but the main distinguishing feature is its rather chopped-looking sloping tailplane and rudder.
The F12A “CRUISER” is slightly larger than the F11A for more comfort and third seat option. For Lycoming and similar engines 125 to 200 hp.
Options include flaps, vertical coil spring main landing gear, tri gear, auxiliary tanks, 3 piece folding wing, and floats.
In 2010 F Series plans for the F12A cost US$220.00.

Falconar F12A

On June 30, 2019, Falconar Avia Inc closed for business and assets dissolved. The Master Sets (Original Drawings, Plans, Info Kits, Documentation) sold included the F-9, F-10, F-11A, E, and E2, F-12A, and Minihawk Series to Manna Aviation

F-12A
Engine: Lycoming O-320, 150 hp.
HP range: 100-180.
Vne: 185 mph.

Cruise: 160 mph.
Range: 560 sm.
Stall: 41 mph.
ROC: 1100 fpm.
Take-off dist: 300 ft.
Landing dist: 500 ft.
Service ceiling: 17,000 ft.
Fuel cap: 22 USG.
Weight empty: 898 lbs.
Gross: 1800 lbs.
Height: 6.3 ft.
Length: 22.5 ft.
Wing span: 28 ft.
Wing area: 140 sq.ft.
Seats: 2-3.
Landing gear: nose or tailwheel.

F-12A
Engine: Lycoming O-235, 115 hp.
Cruise: 120 mph.
Climb: 1000 fpm.
Span, 27ft 6ins
Length, 23ft
Empty weight: 800lbs
MTOW: 1500 lbs
Seats: 2.
Fuel burn @ cruise: 24 lt/hr.
Cockpit width: 44 in