Aviadesign A-16 Sport Falcon Explained
The
Aviadesign A-16 Sport Falcon is an American
light-sport aircraft that was designed by Aviadesign, a
certified aircraft modification company based in
Camarillo, California. The A-16 was announced at
Sun 'n Fun April 2006 and introduced at the LSA Expo held in
Sebring, Florida in 2007. The aircraft was to be supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Jane's Information Group reports that two prototypes were completed by 2006, but it is not clear if any other examples ever flew before the company went out of business.
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.[2]
The aircraft is made with a welded steel tubing airframe. Its 291NaN1 span wing employs a single strut per side. The standard engine for production examples was intended to be the 1000NaN0 Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. Entry to the cockpit is via an airstair door.[2]
The design is listed on the Federal Aviation Administration's list of accepted SLSAs, but as no longer in production.[6]
Operational history
In March 2010 reviewer Dan Johnson reported on a test flight in the prototype:
External links
Notes and References
- Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 30. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 32. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
- Web site: Aviadesign A-16 Sport Falcon (United States), Aircraft - Fixed-wing - Civil. 9 May 2012. Jane's Information Group. Jane's Information Group. 2009.
- Web site: Bigger and better: Sebring's third LSA expo a rousing success. 9 May 2012. Experimental Aircraft Association. Experimental Aircraft Association. 15 January 2007.
- News: New tandem LSA headed to market. 9 May 2012. Johnson. Dan. 18 March 2010. General Aviation News.
- Web site: SLSA Make/Model Directory . 22 April 2015 . Federal Aviation Administration . Federal Aviation Administration . 3 March 2015 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516004527/http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/light_sport/media/SLSA_Directory.xls . 16 May 2013 .
