ATEC 321 Faeta explained

The ATEC 321 Faeta is a Czech ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by ATEC v.o.s. of Libice nad Cidlinou. It was developed from the earlier ATEC 122 Zephyr 2000. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Design and development

The Faeta was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear, a T-tail and a single engine in tractor configuration. It is an approved SLSA in the USA.^{[3] [4]}

The aircraft fuselage is made with a carbon fibre shell and composite sandwich bulkheads. The 9.61NaN1 span wing is made from carbon fibre sandwiches built upon a laminated wooden spar. The wing varies from the Zephyr in that it has a different tapered planform and uses a new airfoil. The design attempts to provide a lower empty weight and stall speed than the 122 Zephyr. The standard engine available is the 1000NaN0 Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.^[3]

The Nordic Omsider amphibian prototype uses the wings and part of the tail from the Faeta.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 28. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
2. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 124. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
3. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 29 and 70. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
4. Web site: EAA's Listing of Special Light-Sport Aircraft. 17 April 2012. Experimental Aircraft Association. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228070151/http://sportpilot.org/learn/slsa. 2014-02-28. dead.